Table 2 Comorbidities
Comorbidity | No recurrent AF (n = 86) | Recurrent AF (n = 91) | Total (n = 177) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Myocardial infarction | 17 (20) | 26 (29) | 43 (24) | 0.22 |
Congestive cardiac failure | 6 (7) | 16 (18) | 22 (12) | 0.04 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 14 (16) | 26 (29) | 40 (23) | 0.07 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 13 (15) | 6 (7) | 19 (11) | 0.09 |
Dementia | 4 (5) | 1 (1) | 5 (3) | 0.20 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 26 (30) | 32 (35) | 58 (33) | 0.52 |
Connective tissue disease | 4 (5) | 7 (8) | 11 (6) | 0.54 |
Peptic ulcer disease | 5 (6) | 4 (4) | 9 (5) | 0.74 |
Mild liver disease | 3 (3) | 6 (7) | 9 (5) | 0.74 |
Diabetes mellitus | 14 (16) | 11 (12) | 25 (14) | 0.52 |
Moderately severe renal disease | 14 (16) | 16 (18) | 30 (17) | 0.84 |
Diabetes mellitus – severe | 3 (3) | 3(3) | 6 (3) | 1.00 |
Any tumour | 11 (13) | 14 (15) | 25 (14) | 0.67 |
Leukaemia | 3 (3) | 9 (10) | 12 (7) | 0.13 |
Lymphoma | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 (2) | 1.00 |
Moderately severe liver disease | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 3 (2) | 1.00 |
Metastatic tumour | 3 (3) | 9 (10) | 12 (7) | 0.13 |
SIRS | 47 (55) | 62 (68) | 109 (62) | 0.09 |
Sepsis | 28 (33) | 36 (40) | 64 (36) | 0.35 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 23 (27) | 35 (38) | 58 (33) | 0.11 |
Hypertension | 50 (58) | 56 (62) | 106 (60) | 0.65 |
Hypokalaemia | 29 (34) | 31 (34) | 60 (34) | 1.00 |
Rheumatic heart disease | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0.24 |
Mitral valve disease | 7 (8) | 2 (2) | 9 (5) | 0.09 |
Haemochromatosis | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 1.00 |