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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study patients

From: Influence of heart rate control on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation

Characteristic

Total population (n)

143

Age (year)

67.0 ± 9.0

Male (n, %)

100 (70.0)

Smoke (n, %)

27 (18.9)

Duration of AF (month)

60 (36–108)

Hypertension (n, %)

72 (50.3)

Coronary heart disease (n, %)

21 (14.7)

Valvular disease (n, %)

5 (3.5)

Dilated cardiomyopathy (n, %)

0 (0)

Diabetes (n, %)

20 (14.0)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4 ± 3.3

Abdominal girth (cm)

93.4 ± 9.5

Blood pressure (mm Hg)

 Systolic

124.7 ± 17.3

 Diastolic

77.8 ± 10.8

LVEF (%)

62.4 ± 13.6

NYHA functional class (n, %)

 I

97 (67.8)

 II

46 (32.2)

  1. BMI body mass index, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, NYHA New York Heart Association