Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. May 26, 2012; 4(5): 183-187
Published online May 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i5.183
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects
Demographic dataAF group(n = 57)NSR group(n = 100)P value(a = 0.05)
Age (mean ± SD)50.2 ± 7.351.7 ± 6.10.17 NS
Male sex39 (68)66 (66)0.86 NS
Comorbidities
Hypertension (controlled)8 (14)19 (19)0.51 NS
Diabetes mellitus0 (0)13 (13)< 0.05
Chronic lung disease0 (0)9 (9)< 0.05
Chronic kidney disease0 (0)6 (6)0.08 NS
Cerebrovascular disease0 (0)3 (3)0.55 NS