TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Characteristics | Total (n = 90) |
Group A (n = 30) |
Group B (n = 30) |
Group C (n = 30) |
P-value |
| Age, years ± SD | 62.5 ± 10.5 | 61 ± 10 | 63 ± 13 | 63 ± 13 | 0.74 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 57 (63.3) | 18 (60) | 19 (63.3) | 20 (66.7) | 0.87 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 12 (13.3) | 4 (13.3) | 5 (16.7) | 3 (10) | 0.93 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 44 (48.9) | 11 (36.7) | 18 (60) | 15 (50) | 0.19 |
| Stroke/TIA (including lacunar), n (%) | 16 (17.8) | 4 (13.3) | 9 (30) | 3 (10) | 0.95 |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 10 (11.1) | 2 (6.7) | 5 (16.7) | 3 (10) | 0.59 |
| CHD, n (%) | 16 (17.8) | 5 (16.7) | 4 (13.3) | 7 (23.3) | 0.59 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD | 24.35 ± 3.66 | 25.17 ± 2.78 | 23.88 ± 4.43 | 24.01 ± 3.66 | 0.12 |
| Smoke, n (%) | 33 (36.7) | 10 (33.3) | 11 (36.7) | 12 (40) | 0.87 |
| LA diameter (mm), mean ± SD | 36.1 ± 3.8 | 35.9 ± 3.5 | 35.8 ± 4.4 | 36.6 ± 3.5 | 0.45 |
| LVEF (%), mean ± SD | 68.6 ± 7.0 | 67.9 ± 6.2 | 69.2 ± 6.7 | 68.6 ± 8.1 | 0.77 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc, mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 1.9 ± 1.4 | 2.1 ± 1.4 | 2.7 ± 1.5 | 0.06 |
BMI, body mass index; LA, left atrium; CHD, coronary heart disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.