Table 2 Demographic and intermittent ECG characteristics of patients with and without AF

Patients [n, (%)]

9

(9.5)

86

(90.5)

Men [n, (%)]

3

(33.3)

39

(45.3)

0.490

Age [years, mean, SD, (range)]

58.3

±11.5

(28–67)

53.8

±16.8

(21–79)

0.476

Referred for palpitations [n, (%)]

9

(100)

71

(82.6)

0.172

CHA₂DS₂-VASc = 0 [n, (%)]

0

19

(22.1)

0.115

CHA₂DS₂-VASc = 1 [n, (%)]

5

(55.6)

40

(46.5)

0.605

CHA₂DS₂-VASc ≥ 2 [n, (%)]

4

(44.4)

27

(31.4)

0.427

Palpitation episodes last year [n, median (IQR)]

110

(105–115)

110

(25.8–178.8)

0.969

Duration of palpitation episodes [min, median (IQR)]

10

4.3–26.3

10

3.5–30

0.979

Intermittent ECG characteristics

AF

Non AF

P-Value

Time to detection [n, (%)]

Day 1

1

(11.1)

Day 2–14

5

(55.6)

Day 15–28

3

(33.3)

Heart rate AF [bpm, mean, SD, (range)]

145

±19.0

(120–184)

Registrations, total [n, median (IQR)]

61

(58–70)

57.5

(46.8–64.8)

0.234

Registrations with symptoms [n, median (IQR)]

9

(2–9)

2.5

(0–8.8)

0.216

Registrations with analysable tracing quality [n, median (IQR)]

61

(54–70)

57

(45–64.8)

0.247

Intermittent registrations with AF [n, median (IQR)]

4

(1–5)

Symptomatic AF registrations [n, median (IQR)]

2

(0–3)