Cardiovascular profiles of AD military members diagnosed with AF who underwent PVI compared with those without PVI
| All (n=386) | No PVI (n=225) | PVI (n=161) | P value | |
| Age, years | 35.0±9.4 | 34.2±9.0 | 36.3±9.9 | 0.0266 |
| Male, no. (%) | 360 (93%) | 205 (91%) | 155 (96%) | 0.0390 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.3±4.3 | 28.1±4.5 | 28.4±4.0 | 0.2411 |
| Caucasian, no. (%) | 219 (57%) | 120 (53%) | 99 (61%) | N/A |
| African American, no. (%) | 81 (21%) | 53 (24%) | 28 (17%) | N/A |
| Asian/Pacific Islander, no. (%) | 9 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 5 (3%) | N/A |
| Native American, no. (%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | N/A |
| Hispanic, no. (%) | 3 (0.8%) | 3 (1%) | 0 (0%) | N/A |
| Other/unknown race, no. (%) | 73 (19%) | 44 (20%) | 29 (18%) | N/A |
| Hypertension, no. (%) | 91 (24%) | 50 (22%) | 41 (25%) | 0.4591 |
| Obstructive sleep apnoea, no. (%) | 75 (19%) | 42 (19%) | 33 (20%) | 0.6332 |
| Diabetes mellitus, no. (%) | 6 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 0.6712 |
| Vascular disease, no. (%) | 4 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0.4824 |
| Prior TIA or CVA, no. (%) | 5 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 0.9337 |
| Coronary artery disease, no. (%) | 8 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 0.6332 |
| Heart failure, no. (%) | 12 (3%) | 6 (3%) | 6 (4%) | 0.5541 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 95.9±16.4 | 97.0±17.5 | 94.4±14.8 | 0.0597 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 181.6±37.7 | 181.7±39.6 | 181.5±35.2 | 0.0597 |
| LDL, mg/dL | 112.4±46.8 | 113.4±56.3 | 111.2±29.7 | 0.3210 |
| HDL, mg/dL | 47.4±13.8 | 48.4±13.6 | 46.1±13.8 | 0.0586 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 121.8±88.8 | 121.8±88.8 | 121.7±89.1 | 0.4946 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc score | 0.39±0.65 | 0.40±0.66 | 0.38±0.65 | 0.3524 |
| HAS-BLED score | 0.86±0.63 | 0.83±0.64 | 0.93±0.61 | 0.0326 |
| AF classification | ||||
| Paroxysmal, no. (%) | 361 (94%) | 220 (98%) | 141 (88%) | 0.0003 |
| Persistent, no. (%) | 21 (5%) | 4 (2%) | 17 (11%) | N/A |
| Permanent, no. (%) | 4 (1%) | 1 (0.4%) | 3 (2%) | N/A |
Values are number (%), mean (±1 SD).
AF, atrial fibrillation; BMI, body mass index (calculated as kg divided by metres squared); CVA, cerebrovascular accident; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; N/A, not applicable; PVI, pulmonary vein isolation; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.