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03 February 2023 : Clinical Research  

Association Between Pre-Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Serum Lipid Levels and Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation in 412 Patients in Beijing, China: A Single-Center Study

Zhi-zhao Li12ABCDEFG*, Ting Liu3F, Qiong Huang4F, Xiao-xia Liu2A, Yu-Qing Song1F, Xue-yuan Guo2A, Chang-sheng Ma2A

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938288

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938288

Table 1 Characteristics according to quartiles of total cholesterol level.

TotalTC level (mmol/L)
Q1 (<3.86)Q2 (3.86–4.54)PQ3 (4.54–5.21)PQ4 (>5.21)P
Participants, n412102103101106
Age, (years)60.9±10.9762.77±10.2160.03±12.4760.19959.47±10.540.67559.63±10.230.895
Female, n (%)210 (35.7)42 (20)51 (24.3)0.2054 (25.7)0.38263 (30)0.285
BMI, kg/m27.6±10.2126.33±3.8528.92±3.140.36126.34±4.210.37629.1±2.960.300
Alcohol, n (%)107 (18.20)27 (25.23)31 (28.97)0.17528 (26.17)0.08121 (19.63)0.372
Smoking, n (%)142 (24.15)35 (24.65)29 (20.42)0.44138 (26.76)0.9740 (28.17)0.52
DM, n (%)81 (13.78)28 (34.57)17 (20.99)0.38114 (17.28)0.39122 (27.16)0.557
CAD, n (%)72 (12.24)39 (54.17)9 (12.5)9 (12.5)0.30615 (20.83)0.813
REDO, n (%)82 (19.90)22 (26.3)12 (14.63)25 (30.494)0.00523 (20.05)0.423
HBP, n (%)236 (35.7)72 (30.51)52 (22.03)55 (23.31)1.057 (24.15)0.901
LLD, n %84 (40.14)36 (42.86)22 (26.19)12 (14.29)0.06614 (16.67)0.870
LAD (cm)40.67±5.3641.99±5.1440.68±5.490.0539.97±5.360.29540.05±5.2950.899
LDL-C, mmol/L2.75±0.891.79±0.402.41±0.462.99±0.373.81±0.65
HDL-C, mmol/L1.23±0.231.14±0.411.22±0.300.0611.25±0.270.3171.32±0.260.022
TG, mmol/L1.45±0.861.10±0.491.41±0.811.41±0.710.9851.90±1.4
uTSH, mIU/L2.59±2.982.89±3.732.15±1.732.94±3.452.38±2.540.119
CRP, mg/L1.96±3.061.79±3.092.30±3.960.2181.94±2.530.3591.81±2.430.653
SBP, mm Hg126.2±17.7125.58±15.71126.58±17.300.607127.14±18.050.789127.06±19.550.973
DBP, mm Hg78.70±12.077.17±14.0279.37±11.340.14378.46±10.270.47979.73±11.910.336
FPG, mmol/L6.0±1.496.04±1.536.17±1.880.5125.77±1.150.0326.00±1.270.111
WBC 10/L6.48±2.376.26±1.556.72±3.220.0186.49±2.670.5256.45±1.660.839
* Statistically significant value (
Data are presented as n (%), mean±standard deviation; value was concluded from the comparisons among the quartiles. BMI – body mass index; DM – diabetes mellitus; CAD – coronary artery disease; PAF – paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; CAF – persistent atrial fibrillation; RAF – recurrence of atrial fibrillation; HBP – hypertension; LLD – lipid-lowering drugs; LAD – left atrial diameter; TC – total cholesterol; LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C – high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG – triglycerides; CRP – C-reactive protein; uTSH – ultra-sensitive thyrotropin; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; FPG – fasting plasma glucose; WBC – white blood cells; Q – quartile.

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