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