Table 2 Differences in baseline characteristics between patients with and without atrial fibrillation.

From: Long Sleep Duration Is an Independent Risk Factor for Incident Atrial Fibrillation in a Chinese Population: A Prospective Cohort Study

Variable

Atrial Fibrillation

No Fibrillation

p value

Age, years

61.57 ± 10.20

50.50 ± 11.94

<0.01

Gender male, n (%)

268 (83.23)

68706 (78.64)

0.04

High school or above, n (%)

47 (14.60)

18297 (20.94)

<0.01

Current smoker, n (%)

88 (27.33)

30401 (34.80)

<0.01

Current alcohol, n (%)

107 (33.23)

33268 (38.08)

0.07

Active physical activity, n (%)

75 (23.29)

13605 (15.57)

<0.01

Snoring, n (%)

63 (19.57)

12392 (14.18)

<0.01

Hypertension, n (%)

219 (68.01)

37375 (42.78)

<0.01

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

39 (12.11)

7738 (8.86)

0.04

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

120 (37.27)

31081 (35.57)

0.53

Myocardial infarction, n (%)

13 (4.05)

1038 (1.19)

<0.01

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

26.15 ± 3.89

25.06 ± 3.47

<0.01

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

141.08 ± 21.24

130.20 ± 20.68

<0.01

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

86.36 ± 11.31

83.36 ± 11.69

<0.01

Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L

5.46 ± 1.65

5.46 ± 1.62

0.28

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.89 ± 1.08

4.96 ± 1.15

0.22

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.72 ± 1.19

1.68 ± 1.38

0.05

Low-density lipoprotein, mmol/L

2.18 ± 0.86

2.36 ± 0.88

<0.01

High-density lipoprotein, mmol/L

1.59 ± 0.44

1.54 ± 0.40

0.18

Uric acid, µmol/L

313.82 ± 86.64

288.85 ± 83.02

<0.01

High sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/L

1.18 (0.46–3.20)

0.78 (0.30–2.00)

<0.01