Variable |
EC-negative group (n=51) |
EC-positive group (n=23) |
P
value |
Age (y) |
70.7 ± 9.6 |
66.1 ± 10.5 |
0.0715 |
Sex: male |
31 (60.8) |
16 (69.6) |
0.6036 |
BMI |
24.5 ± 4.0 |
22.2 ± 2.6 |
0.0162 |
AF type: PAF |
28 (54.9) |
15 (65.2) |
0.4544 |
LVEF (%) |
60.5 ± 7.0 |
58.7 ± 10.5 |
0.7959 |
LAD (mm) |
41.3 ± 8.4 |
36.2 ± 7.8 |
0.0163 |
LAVI (mL/m2) |
48.5 ± 15.1 |
41.4 ± 16.5 |
0.0737 |
Hypertension |
32 (62.8) |
9 (39.1) |
0.0783 |
Diabetes mellitus |
6 (11.8) |
2 (8.7) |
1 |
Stroke |
6 (11.8) |
0 (0) |
0.168 |
Heart failure |
9 (17.7) |
4 (19.4) |
1 |
Valvular disease |
5 (9.8) |
0 (0) |
0.3161 |
CHADS2 SCORE |
1.5 ± 1.1 |
0.83 ± 0.8 |
0.009 |
HAS-BLED SCORE |
1.6 ± 0.9 |
1.3 ± 0.9 |
0.31 |
Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
1 (2.0) |
1 (4.4) |
0.528 |
Hemodialysis |
1 (2.0) |
1 (4.3) |
0.528 |