Table 2 Demographic characteristics of active duty military pilots diagnosed with atrial fibrillation who underwent pulmonary vein isolation compared to pilots without pulmonary vein isolations
All (n = 27) | No PVI (n = 11) | PVI (n = 16) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 37.3 ± 7.9 | 34.6 ± 7.9 | 39.1 ± 7.5 | 0.1519 |
Male, no. (%) | 27 (100%) | 11 (100%) | 16 (100%) | N/A |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.3 ± 3.1 | 26.3 ± 3.4 | 28.0 ± 2.7 | 0.2564 |
Caucasian, no. (%) | 23 (85%) | 10 (91%) | 13 (81%) | N/A |
African American, no. (%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (6%) | N/A |
Other race/unknown, no. (%) | 3 (11%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (13%) | N/A |
Hypertension, no. (%) | 7 (26%) | 2 (18%) | 5 (31%) | 0.9024 |
Obstructive sleep apnea, no. (%) | 5 (19%) | 2 (18%) | 3 (19%) | 0.9702 |
History of heart failure, no. (%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 0.1735 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 92.1 ± 11.5 | 93.0 ± 11.5 | 91.6 ± 11.9 | 0.7295 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 187.5 ± 27.0 | 189.1 ± 21.0 | 186.4 ± 31.0 | 0.7671 |
LDL, mg/dL | 117.8 ± 22.7 | 115.0 ± 17.0 | 119.6 ± 26.0 | 0.9790 |
HDL, mg/dL | 47.7 ± 9.9 | 49.0 ± 12.8 | 46.9 ± 7.6 | 0.9803 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 115.6 ± 82.2 | 130.5 ± 120.0 | 105.4 ± 42.9 | 0.6568 |
CHA2DS2-VASc score | 0.29 ± 0.47 | 0.27 ± 0.47 | 0.31 ± 0.48 | 0.8273 |
HAS-BLED score | 0.74 ± 0.53 | 0.91 ± 0.54 | 0.63 ± 0.50 | 0.1875 |
AF classification | ||||
Paroxysmal, no. (%) | 25 (93%) | 10 (91%) | 15 (94%) | N/A |
Persistent, no. (%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (9%) | 1 (6%) | N/A |