TABLE 4.

Predictors of recurrent arrhythmia.

	Univariate Cox regression			Multivariate Cox regression
	HR	95% CI	p-value	HR	95% CI	p-value
Age (per year)	1.014	0.980–1.049	0.425	1.008	0.973–1.044	0.663
Male gender	1.092	0.528–2.260	0.812	1.065	0.499–2.274	0.870
BMI (per kg/m2)	0.956	0.877–1.042	0.309
HTN	1.178	0.617–2.248	0.620
DM	0.469	0.113–1.954	0.299
DLP	0.835	0.429–1.623	0.594
CKD	1.206	0.468–3.109	0.699
LVEF (per%)	1.014	0.975–1.056	0.485
LA diameter (per mm)	0.990	0.932–1.051	0.732
CRP (per mg/dL)	1.512	0.562–4.068	0.413
CRP ≥ 0.1 mg/dL	1.889	0.979–3.644	0.057
BNP (per pg/mL)	1.001	0.999–1.003	0.337
Periodontitis	2.135	1.072–4.252	0.031	2.063	1.018–4.182	0.045

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; CHF, congestive heart failure; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; DLP, dyslipidemia; CKD, chronic kidney disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LA, left atrium; CRP, C-reactive protein; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide.