TABLE 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients with AF and with and without stroke.
| Total | AF without stroke | AF with stroke | P-value | |
| N | 443 | 338 | 105 | |
| Age, years | 58.0 (50.0, 63.0) | 58.0 (51.0, 63.0) | 55.0 (45.0, 64.0) | 0.045* |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 135 (30.5) | 110 (32.5) | 25 (23.8) | 0.089 |
| Male | 308 (69.5) | 228 (67.5) | 80 (76.2) | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 212 (47.9) | 159 (47.0) | 53 (50.5) | 0.538 |
| Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 23 (5.2) | 16 (4.7) | 7 (6.7) | 0.436 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 75 (16.9) | 63 (18.6) | 12 (11.4) | 0.085 |
| Vascular disease, n (%) | 39 (8.8) | 26 (7.7) | 13 (12.4) | 0.139 |
| CHA2DS2-VaSc score, n (%) | ||||
| High risk: ≥ 2 | 245 (55.3) | 147 (43.5) | 98 (93.3) | <0.001* |
| Moderate risk: = 1 | 114 (25.7) | 109 (32.2) | 5 (4.8) | <0.001* |
| Low risk: = 0 | 84 (19.0) | 82 (24.3) | 2 (1.9) | <0.001* |
| Box-counting dimension | 2.43 ± 0.09 | 2.41 ± 0.09 | 2.45 ± 0.08 | 0.001* |
Values are expressed in mean ± SD, number (percentage, %) or median (Q1, Q3).
*Marked significant differences.
AF, atrial fibrillation.