Table 2

Univariate and multivariable analyses for correlates of atrial fibrillation (the age, gender and NYHA functional class at the time of the diagnosis were adjusted in the multivariable analysis)

VariablesUnivariate analysisMultivariable analysis
OR (95% CI)p valueOR (95% CI)p value
All AF (n=77)
NYHA ≥ II2.30 (1.34 to 3.92)0.0021.92 (1.09 to 3.39)0.023
LA dimension1.18 (1.12 to 1.24)<0.0011.16 (1.10 to 1.23)<0.001
LA volume index1.10 (1.07 to 1.14)<0.0011.10 (1.07 to 1.14)<0.001
Age1.07 (1.04 to 1.10)<0.0011.07 (1.04 to 1.11)<0.001
Hypertension1.37 (0.80 to 2.35)0.258--
Pure ApHCM0.91 (0.54 to 1.54)0.732--
Apex thickness1.04 (0.95 to 1.14)0.402--
LV ejection fraction0.98 (0.95 to 1.02)0.343--
New-onset AF (n=26)
LA dimension1.12 (1.04 to 1.21)0.0031.11 (1.03 to 1.20)0.006
LA volume index1.07 (1.03 to 1.11)<0.0011.07 (1.03 to 1.11)0.001
Age1.05 (1.01 to 1.10)0.013--
NYHA ≥ II2.02 (0.88 to 4.64)0.097--
  • AF, atrial fibrillation; ApHCM, apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; NYHA, New York Heart Association.