Table 6 Multivariate analysis of the occurrence of atrial fibrillation.

From: Higher heart rate variability as a predictor of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension

Variable

HR (95% CI)

P value

Age

1.032 (1.001–1.065)

0.043

Female gender

0.667 (0.359–1.240)

0.201

PAC counts

1.000 (1.000–1.000)

 < 0.001

Hemodialysis

3.853 (1.130–13.139)

0.031

CAD

2.074 (1.015–4.241)

0.045

Chronic heart failure

0.710 (0.261–1.932)

0.502

History of AF

7.738 (4.202–14.250)

 < 0.001

One or more risk of HRVa

2.396 (1.167–4.919)

0.017

  1. PAC, premature atrial contraction; CAD, coronary artery disease; HRV, heart rate variability.
  2. aIndicates that at least one of the abnormal HRV parameters (HF, rMSSD, and pNN50) were present.
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