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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of clinical variables and WRF

From: Changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate before and after the first visit for atrial fibrillation

Clinical variables

WRF

(-)

N = 77

WRF

(+)

N = 54

odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P value

Positive β1

16 (20.1%)

48 (88.9%)

51.70

14.66, 182.36

< 0.01

Age (years)

72.4 ± 9.4

72.2 ± 8.4

0.97

0.88, 1.07

0.55

Male gender

48 (62.3%)

35 (64.8%)

1.10

0.28,4.37

0.89

Body weight (Kg)

61.0 ± 13.4

61.4 ± 12.1

1.01

0.96,1.06

0.95

CHF

32 (41.6%)

19 (35.2%)

1.11

0.29,4.26

0.88

Hypertension

50 (64.9%)

42 (77.8%)

7.39

1.09,50.01

0.04

Age (> 75 years)

33 (42.9%)

24 (44.4%)

1.45

0.29,7.12

0.65

Diabetes mellitus

31 (40.3%)

28 (51.9%)

1.32

0.37,4.71

0.67

Stroke

10 (13.0%)

9 (16.7%)

2.16

0.41,11.48

0.36

CHADS2 score ≥ 2

49 (63.6%)

42 (77.8%)

0.59

0.08,4.48

0.61

Vascular disease

18 (23.4%)

13 (24.1%)

0.95

0.21,4.39

0.95

Persistent AF

37 (48.1%)

25 (46.3%)

1.12

0.32,3.86

0.86

ACE-Is/ARBs

34 (44.2%)

21 (38.9%)

0.47

0.13,1.72

0.25

Diuretics

26 (33.8%)

14 (25.9%)

0.47

0.12,1.82

0.28

LAD (mm)

43.5 ± 7.7

42.9 ± 5.7

0.97

0.89,1.06

0.56

LVEF (%)

63.4 ± 12.3

65.2 ± 11.6

1.00

0.95,1.05

0.93

Baseline eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

62.5 ± 18.4

62.5 ± 18.4

1.01

0.96,1.06

0.74

Baseline CKD class

     

G3a, G3b, and G4

38 (49.4%)

20 (37.0%)

0.79

0.15,4.25

0.78

G1

4 (5.2%)

4 (7.4%)

   

G2

35 (45.5%)

30 (55.6%)

   

G3a and G3b

36 (46.8%)

19 (35.2%)

   

G4

2 (2.6%)

1 (1.9%)

   
  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: CHF, chronic heart failure; LAD, left atrial dimension; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; ACE-Is, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs, angiotensin-receptor blockers