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Table 2 AF type in NOMED-AF and Polish population

From: Relationship between diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation prevalence in the Polish population: a report from the Non-invasive Monitoring for Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation (NOMED-AF) prospective cross-sectional observational study

AF type

DM−

DM+

P

NOMED-AF population

Polish population

NOMED-AF population

Polish population

N

%

%

N

%

%

Total AF prevalence

427

20.0

17 (15.4–18.5)

253

28.7

25 (22.5–27.8)

< 0.001

AF detected during the ECG monitoring

320

15.0

12 (10.9–13.7)

195

22.1

19 (16.3–21.2)

< 0.001

AF de novo

96

4.5

4 (3.4–5)

44

5.0

4 (3.2–5.3)

< 0.001

Paroxysmal AF

226

10.6

10 (8.7–11.4)

124

14.1

13 (11–15)

< 0.001

Persistent or sustained AF

201

9.4

6.9 (5.9–8.1)

129

14.6

12.2 (10.3–14.3)

< 0.001

Silent AF

181

8.5

7 (5.6–7.5)

98

11.1

9 (7.9–11.4)

0.004

AF silent de novo

70

3.3

3 (2.2–3.6)

35

4.0

3 (2.5–4.5)

0.389

AF or/and AFl

34

1.6

1 (0.8-1.6)

25

2.8

3 (2–4.3)

< 0.001

  1. AF: atrial fibrillation; AFl: atrial flutter; ECG: electrocardiography
  2. Bold value indicates in the table are considered to be statistically significant (p < 0.05)