Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 175 study patients with AF but without known ischemic stroke
All study | AF without stroke risk factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
patients n = 175 | No (n = 48) | Yes (n = 127) | p* | |
Age; years, median (IQR) | 60.0 (54.0–67.0) | 56.5 (49.3–60.8) | 64.0 (55.0–67-0) | – |
Female sex; n (%) | 56 (32.0) | 10 (20.8) | 46 (36.2) | – |
Congestive heart failure; n (%) | 14 (8.0) | – | 14 (11.0) | – |
Arterial hypertension; n (%) | 100 (57.1) | – | 100 (78.7) | – |
Diabetes mellitus; n (%) | 17 (9.7) | – | 17 (13.4) | – |
Peripheral artery occlusive disease; n (%) | 4 (2.3) | – | 4 (3.1) | – |
Coronary artery disease; n (%) | 33 (18.9) | – | 33 (26.0) | – |
Cardiomyopathy; n (%) | 9 (6.0) | 2 (4.5) | 7 (6.5) | > 0.999 |
Hyperlipoproteinemia; n (%) | 87 (49.7) | 18 (37.5) | 69 (54.3) | 0.062 |
Dilated left atrium; n (%) | 75 (45.5) | 14 (31.8) | 61 (50.4 | 0.036 |
Paroxysmal AF | 118 (67.4) | 36 (75.0) | 82 (64.6) | 0.210 |