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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Incidence and risk factors of post-operative cognitive decline after ablation for atrial fibrillation

Variable

Study group (n = 190)

Practice group (n = 97)

P value

Age (years)

66.6 ± 5.4

67.7 ± 5.0

0.11

Male

113 (59.5)

53 (54.6)

0.43

College and above

57 (30.0)

31 (32.0)

0.73

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

131 (68.9)

63 (64.9)

0.49

Diabetes

33 (17.4)

15 (15.5)

0.68

Hypertension

122 (64.2)

57 (58.8)

0.37

Dyslipidemia

41 (21.6)

25 (25.8)

0.42

Coronary heart disease

30 (15.8)

13 (13.4)

0.59

Heart failure

10 (5.3)

4 (4.1)

0.78

Level of anxiety#

3.8 ± 1.3

3.6 ± 0.7

0.14

Level of depression#

2.7 ± 1.3

2.7 ± 1.1

0.72

Smoker

33 (17.4)

14 (14.4)

0.52

CHA2DS2-VASc score (< 2 for males, < 3 for females)

89 (46.8)

40 (41.2)

0.38

Oral anticoagulants

116 (61.1)

56 (57.7)

0.59

Antiplatelet

19 (10.0)

12 (12.4)

0.54

ACEI/ARB

57 (30.0)

34 (35.1)

0.38

Statins

91 (47.9)

40 (41.2)

0.28

  1. Values are presented as the mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. #Level of anxiety and depression assessed by visual analog scales