Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (comparison group [n = 8,930] and retinal vein occlusion [RVO] group [n = 1,801]).

From: Evaluation of the Association Between Retinal Vein Occlusion and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Development: A 12-Year, Retrospective Nationwide Cohort Study

Variables

Comparison group (column %)

RVO group (column %)

P value

Atrial fibrillation

  

<0.001

 No

8,577 (96.1)

1684 (93.5)

 

 Yes

353 (4.0)

117 (6.5)

 

Co-morbidities

 Heart failure

2,157 (24.2)

633 (35.2)

<0.001

 Hyperthyroidism

115 (1.3)

31 (1.7)

0.147

 Acute Myocardial Infarction

124 (1.4)

32 (1.8)

0.209

 Cerebrovascular disease

815 (9.1)

245 (13.6)

<0.001

 Hypertension

3,499 (39.2)

1082 (60.1)

<0.001

 Diabetes mellitus

1,686 (18.9)

534 (29.7)

<0.001

 Chronic kidney disease

251 (2.8)

111 (6.2)

<0.001

 Chronic lung disease

2,651 (29.7)

574 (31.9)

0.065

 Liver disease

1,526 (17.1)

406 (22.5)

<0.001

Variables for matching

 Year

  2003

1,786 (20.0)

362 (20.1)

0.991

  2004

1,972 (22.1)

396 (22.0)

 

  2005

1,666 (18.7)

328 (18.2)

 

  2006

1,622 (18.2)

328 (18.2)

 

  2007

1,884 (21.1)

387 (21.5)

 

 Age group (year)

  

0.998

  <50

1,841 (20.6)

370 (20.5)

 

  50~59

2,001 (22.4)

401 (22.3)

 

  60~69

3,026 (33.9)

609 (33.8)

 

  70~79

1,637 (18.3)

332 (18.4)

 

  ≥80

425 (4.8)

89 (4.9)

 

 Sex

  

0.804

  Male

4,015 (45.0)

804 (44.6)

 

  Female

4,915 (55.0)

997 (55.4)

 

 Residence

  

0.963

  Seoul (metropolitan)

1,846 (20.7)

372 (20.7)

 

  2nd area

1,588 (17.8)

329 (18.3)

 

  3rd area

1,992 (22.3)

402 (22.3)

 

  4th area

3,504 (39.2)

698 (38.8)

 

 Household income

  

0.915

  0~30%

2,062 (23.1)

409 (22.7)

 

  30–70%

2,952 (33.1)

603 (33.5)

 

  70–100%

3,916 (43.9)

789 (43.8)

 
  1. Seoul, a metropolitan area in Korea; 2nd area included the largest province; 3rd area included the 2nd largest city and the 2nd and 3rd largest provinces; 4th area included other areas.