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Table 4 Comparison of AHRE characteristics after propensity score matching

From: Association between alcohol consumption and subclinical atrial fibrillation

 

Non-alcohol group (n = 78)

Alcohol group (n = 51)

P value

AHRE (≥ 6 min, < 6 h)

   

 6-Month Incidence

0.09

0.27

 < 0.01

 Duration (h/person)

   

  Sum (h)

38.73 ± 60.95

67.20 ± 57.55

0.25

  Mean (h)

9.50 ± 10.88

12.88 ± 8.53

0.41

  Longest (h)

15.86 ± 18.83

29.56 ± 17.24

0.07

 Mean AHRE Burden (%)

0.01 ± 0.03

0.01 ± 0.03

0.42

AHRE (≥ 6 h, < 24 h)

   

 6-Month incidence

0.03

0.09

0.08

 Duration (h/person)

   

 Sum (h)

161.69 ± 84.33

251.98 ± 180.60

0.25

 Mean (h)

112.30 ± 50.87

130.14 ± 43.91

0.50

 Longest (h)

121.90 ± 55.87

148.12 ± 50.29

0.37

 Mean AHRE burden (%)

0.02 ± 0.10

0.05 ± 0.20

0.34

AHRE (≥ 24)

   

 6-Month incidence

0.01

0.09

0.34

 Duration (h/person)

   

  Sum (h)

463.56 ± 25.33

24,258.03 ± 15,571.03

0.03

  Mean (h)

463.56 ± 25.33

14,057.83 ± 14,542.15

0.11

  Longest (h)

463.56 ± 25.33

17,747.07 ± 13,201.33

0.04

 Mean AHRE burden (%)

0.01 ± 0.06

2.31 ± 8.28

0.05

  1. AHRE burden (%); Duration of AHRE ((< 6 min, 6 min to 24 h, and ≥ 24 h, respectively) per person for the total followup period
  2. AHRE Atrial high-rate episode with detection rate of 220 beats/min. AHRE Atrial high-rate episode