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.