Baseline characteristics of 984 patients referred to the rapid access arrhythmia clinic
| Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| *Defined as consuming >21 units a week (men) and >14 units a week (women). | |
| Age (years) | |
| <40 | 268 (27.2%) |
| 40–59 | 303 (30.8%) |
| 60–79 | 316 (32.1%) |
| ⩾80 | 97 (9.9%) |
| Mean (SD) | 55 (19.0%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 429 (43.6%) |
| Female | 555 (56.4%) |
| Source | |
| General practitioner | 792 (80.5%) |
| Emergency department | 140 (14.2%) |
| Other | 52 (5.3%) |
| Ethnic group | |
| White | 801 (81.4%) |
| Non-white | 183 (18.6%) |
| Smoking | |
| Never smoker | 456 (46.3%) |
| Former smoker | 295 (30.0%) |
| Current smoker | 233 (23.7%) |
| Excess alcohol* | |
| Men | 115 (27.0%) |
| Women | 71 (13.0%) |
| Overall | 186 (19.0%) |
| Medical history | |
| Hypertension | 255 (26%) |
| Anxiety/depression | 129 (13%) |
| Lung disease | 97 (10%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 52 (5%) |
| Other vascular disease | 45 (5%) |
| Diabetes | 42 (4%) |
| Other cardiac disease | 27 (3%) |