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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Atrial fibrillation after pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer affects long-term survival in a prospective single-center study

Predictora

All patients

(n = 454)

Patients without AF

(n = 409)

Patients

with AF

(n = 45)

p V alue

Demographic

    

   Mean age, year

65.4 ± 8.8

65.0 ± 8.9

68.6 ± 6.8

0.008

   Male, n (%)

369 (81.3)

332 (81.2)

37 (82.2)

0.864

   BMI, kg/m2

25.6 ± 4.1

25.7 ± 4.2

24.7 ± 3.3

0.116

Comorbidities

    

   Paroxysmal AF, n (%)

45 (9.9)

38 (8.8)

7 (15.5)

0.182

   CAD, n (%)

56 (12.3)

45 (11.0)

11 (24.4)

0.009

   Prior AMI, n (%)

15 (3.3)

12 (2.9)

3 (6.7)

0.178

   Hypertension, n (%)

183 (40.3)

161 (39.4)

22 (48.9)

0.216

   Diabetes, n (%)

58 (12.8)

53 (13.0)

5 (11.1)

0.999

   Dyslipidemia, n (%)

71 (15.6)

60 (14.7)

11 (24.4)

0.087

   Current smokers, n (%)

182 (40.1)

164 (40.1)

18 (40.0)

0.990

   PVD, n (%)

115 (25.3)

106 (25.9)

9 (20.0)

0.386

   CVA, n (%)

19 (4.2)

16 (3.9)

3 (6.7)

0.421

Baseline biochemical data

    

   Creatinine, mg/dL

1.0 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 1.1

0.287

   Hb, g/dL

13.8 ± 1.6

13.8 ± 1.5

13.6 ± 1.8

0.352

Baseline respiratory data

    

   FEV1, % of predicted

88.1 ± 21.9

88.2 ± 21.7

86.9 ± 24.1

0.716

   PaO2, mmHg

94.5 ± 21.9

94.3 ± 20.9

96.3 ± 29.2

0.558

Preoperative therapy

    

   β-blockers, n (%)

36 (7.9)

29 (7.1)

7 (15.6)

0.046

   Calcium antagonists, n (%)

58 (12.8)

51 (12.5)

7 (15.6)

0.556

   ACE-Inhibitors, n (%)

67 (14.8)

59 (14.4)

8 (17.8)

0.547

   ARBs, n (%)

33 (7.3)

29 (7.1)

4 (8.9)

0.659

   Statins, n (%)

45 (9.9)

39 (9.5)

6 (13.3)

0.429

   Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, n (%)

30 (6.6)

28 (6.8)

2 (4.4)

0.756

  1. a For continuous variables, mean ± SD (standard deviation); for categorical variables, number (percent)
  2. ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, AF atrial fibrillation, AMI acute myocardial infarction, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, CVA cerebrovascular accident, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 second, Hb haemoglobin, PaO 2 partial arterial oxygen pressure, PVD peripheral vascular disease