Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
AF with TTNtv (n = 17) | AF without TTNtv (n = 17) | Controls (n = 17) | P-value† | P-value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender, male, n (%) | 14 (82) | 14 (82) | 14 (82) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Age of AF onset, years (median [IQR]) | 25 (22–29) | 25 (22–29) | — | — | |
Age at study time (median [IQR]) | 42 (39–45) | 42 (40–45) | 42 (37–44) | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Height, cm (mean [SD] | 183 (8) | 185 (9) | 180 (8) | 0.3 | 0.4 |
BMI, kg/m2 (mean [SD]) | 26 (4) | 27 (4) | 26 (3) | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Smoking, current or previously, n (%) | 6 (35) | 7 (41) | 5 (29) | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Alcohol consumption per week (mean [SD]) | 6 (7) | 4 (3) | 6 (6) | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 3 (18) | 1 (6) | 2 (12) | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | — | 0.3 |
Heart failure, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | — | 0.3 |
Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | — | — |
Type of AF, n (%) | |||||
Paroxysmal | 11 (65) | 14 (82) | — | — | |
Persistent | 6 (35) | 2 (12) | — | — | |
Permanent | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | — | — | |
Family history of AF, self-reported, n (%) | 9 (53) | 5 (29) | — | — | |
Previously ablated, n (%) | 8 (47) | 3 (18) | — | — | |
Physical exercise level, self-reported, n (%) | 0.6 | 0.7 | |||
None | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | ||
Mild | 5 (29) | 8 (47) | 9 (53) | ||
Moderate | 9 (53) | 7 (41) | 6 (35) | ||
Strenuous | 1 (6) | 2 (12) | 1 (6) |
