Table 1 Demographic characteristics of active duty military pilots diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and relationship to medical treatment strategy

Age, years

37.3 ± 7.9

29.2 ± 6.2

40.3 ± 7.2

38.0 ± 7.1

0.0147

Male, no. (%)

27 (100%)

5 (100%)

11 (100%)

11 (100%)

N/A

BMI, kg/m²

27.3 ± 3.1

25.0 ± 3.8

28.8 ± 3.1

26.9 ± 1.8

0.1408

Caucasian, no. (%)

23 (85%)

5 (100%)

7 (64%)

11 (100%)

N/A

African American, no. (%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (9%)

0 (0%)

N/A

Other race/unknown race, no. (%)

3 (11%)

0 (0%)

3 (27%)

0 (0%)

N/A

Hypertension, no. (%)

7 (26%)

1 (20%)

3 (27%)

3 (27%)

0.9431

Obstructive sleep apnea, no. (%)

5 (19%)

1 (20%)

2 (18%)

2 (18%)

0.9956

History of heart failure, no. (%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (9%)

0 (0%)

0.3961

Glucose, mg/dL

92.1 ± 11.5

93.8 ± 15.4

92.5 ± 8.5

91.1 ± 13.3

0.3401

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

187.5 ± 27.0

194.2 ± 17.6

189.5 ± 34.9

182.5 ± 22.2

0.2335

LDL, mg/dL

117.8 ± 22.7

108.3 ± 21.1

123.3 ± 27.8

115.8 ± 17.7

0.3409

HDL, mg/dL

47.7 ± 9.9

57.1 ± 13.7

45.2 ± 5.8

46.0 ± 2.9

0.0612

Triglycerides, mg/dL

115.6 ± 82.2

148.0 ± 156.7

110.9 ± 69.6

105.5 ± 47.3

0.8181

CHA₂DS₂-VASc score

0.29 ± 0.47

0.20 ± 0.45

0.36 ± 0.50

0.27 ± 0.47

0.5732

HAS-BLED score

0.74 ± 0.53

0.80 ± 0.45

0.64 ± 0.67

0.82 ± 0.40

0.3706

AF classification

 Paroxysmal AF, no. (%)

25 (93%)

5 (100%)

11 (100%)

9 (82%)

N/A

 Persistent AF, no. (%)

2 (7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (18%)

N/A