Cardiovascular profiles of AD military members diagnosed with AF categorised by treatment strategy
| All (n=386) | No therapy (n=58) | Rate medical therapy (n=155) | Rhythm medical therapy (n=173) | P value | |
| Age, years | 35.0±9.4 | 32.8±9.0 | 33.9±9.1 | 36.8±9.5 | 0.0130 |
| Male, no. (%) | 360 (93%) | 53 (91%) | 142 (92%) | 165 (95%) | 0.3166 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.3±4.3 | 27.3±3.7 | 28.6±4.2 | 28.3±4.5 | 0.1202 |
| Caucasian, no. (%) | 219 (57%) | 32 (55%) | 81 (52%) | 106 (61%) | N/A |
| African American, no. (%) | 81 (21%) | 11 (19%) | 37 (24%) | 33 (19%) | N/A |
| Asian/Pacific Islander, no. (%) | 9 (2%) | 3 (5%) | 3 (2%) | 3 (2%) | N/A |
| Native American, no. (%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | N/A |
| Hispanic, no. (%) | 3 (0.8%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | N/A |
| Other/unknown race, no. (%) | 73 (19%) | 11 (19%) | 31 (20%) | 31 (18%) | N/A |
| Hypertension, no. (%) | 91 (24%) | 9 (16%) | 37 (24%) | 45 (26%) | 0.2393 |
| Obstructive sleep apnoea, no. (%) | 75 (19%) | 11 (19%) | 30 (19%) | 34 (20%) | 0.9934 |
| Diabetes mellitus, no. (%) | 6 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 0.3699 |
| Vascular disease, no. (%) | 4 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 0.5441 |
| Prior TIA or CVA, no. (%) | 5 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (2%) | 0.6293 |
| Coronary artery disease, no. (%) | 8 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (0.6%) | 6 (3%) | 0.1700 |
| Heart failure, no. (%) | 12 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (4%) | 6 (3%) | 0.1345 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 95.9±16.4 | 96.5±18.1 | 96.6±19.2 | 95.1±12.7 | 0.7113 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 181.6±37.7 | 184.1±37.4 | 178.6±40.9 | 183.5±35.0 | 0.5025 |
| LDL, mg/dL | 112.4±46.8 | 108.2±32.4 | 112.9±62.4 | 113.2±32.6 | 0.8022 |
| HDL, mg/dL | 47.4±13.8 | 50.3±14.9 | 47.5±14.5 | 46.5±12.6 | 0.2262 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 121.8±88.8 | 1331.0±128.8 | 118.1±81.3 | 122.2±80.5 | 0.6647 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc score | 0.39±0.65 | 0.31±0.54 | 0.39±0.60 | 0.42±0.73 | 0.4989 |
| HAS-BLED score | 0.86±0.63 | 0.91±0.66 | 0.82±0.65 | 0.88±0.61 | 0.6043 |
| AF classification | |||||
| Paroxysmal, no. (%) | 361 (94%) | 57 (98%) | 150 (97%) | 154 (89%) | 0.0210 |
| Persistent, no. (%) | 21 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (3%) | 16 (9%) | N/A |
| Permanent, no. (%) | 4 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 3 (2%) | N/A |
Values are number (%), mean (±1 SD).
AD, active duty; AF, atrial fibrillation; BMI, body mass index; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; N/A, not applicable; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.