Research Article

Correlation between Body Mass Index and Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants.

BMIT1T2T3 value

N818281
Age (year)68.87 ± 11.3366.67 ± 10.3566.01 ± 9.810.173
Sex, n (%)0.118
 Male41 (50.6)42 (51.2)52 (64.2)
 Female40 (49.4)40 (48.8)29 (35.8)
Smoking or not, n (%)0.843
 Current smoker49 (60.5)50 (61.0)44 (54.3)
 Nonsmoker19 (23.5)17 (20.7)19 (23.5)
 Quit13 (16.0)15 (18.3)18 (22.2)
Alcohol consumption, n (%)0.429
 Current drinker58 (71.6)60 (73.2)54 (66.7)
 Nondrinker14 (17.3)18 (22.0)18 (22.2)
 Quit9 (11.1)4 (4.8)9 (11.1)
Marital status, n (%)0.687
 Unmarried/divorce1 (1.3)1 (1.2)1 (1.2)
 Married69 (85.2)69 (84.1)72 (88.8)
 Widowed11 (13.6)12 (14.6)8 (9.9)
Degree of education, n (%)0.104
 Illiterate33 (40.7)29 (35.3)17 (21.0)
 Primary and junior high school34 (42.0)39 (47.6)42 (51.9)
 High school7 (8.6)9 (11.0)15 (18.5)
 Undergraduate and above6 (7.4)5 (6.1)7 (8.6)
Living condition, n (%)0.396
 Live alone3 (3.7)8 (9.9)6 (7.4)
 Living with a spouse64 (79.0)65 (79.3)66 (81.5)
 Living with children11 (13.6)9 (11.0)8 (9.9)
 Other3 (3.7)0 (0.0)1 (1.2)
Aspirin, n (%)0.021
 No55 (67.9)59 (72.0)43 (53.1)
 Yes26 (32.1)23 (28.0)38 (46.9)
Warfarin, n (%)0.889
 No72 (88.9)71 (86.0)71 (87.4)
 Yes9 (11.1)11 (14.0)10 (12.6)
History of myocardial infarction, n (%)0.138
 No74 (91.4)79 (96.3)72 (88.9)
 Yes7 (8.6)3 (3.7)9 (11.1)
Cerebral infarction history, n (%)0.344
 No69 (85.1)72 (87.8)64 (79.1)
 Yes12 (14.9)10 (12.2)17 (20.9)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)<0.001
 No72 (88.9)56 (68.3)54 (66.7)
 Yes9 (11.1)26 (31.7)27 (33.3)
Hypertension, n (%)<0.001
 No50 (61.7)36 (43.9)27 (33.3)
 Yes31 (38.3)46 (56.1)54 (66.7)
Valvular disease, n (%)<0.001
 No43 (53.1)51 (62.2)68 (83.9)
 Yes38 (46.9)31 (37.8)13 (16.1)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)0.253
 No80 (98.9)79 (96.3)76 (93.8)
 Yes1 (1.1)3 (3.7)5 (6.2)
Coronary artery disease, n (%)0.018
 No23 (28.4)16 (19.5)9 (11.1)
 Yes58 (71.6)66 (80.5)72 (88.9)
Heart failure, n (%)0.007
 No25 (30.9)44 (53.7)40 (49.4)
 Yes56 (69.1)38 (46.3)41 (50.6)
SBP (mmHg)120.67 ± 21.04128.28 ± 18.62131.36 ± 23.840.003
DBP (mmHg)73.06 ± 15.0179.01 ± 13.3781.93 ± 15.32<0.001
D-dimer (mg/L)1.25 ± 1.760.75 ± 1.360.88 ± 1.770.133
LVEF (%)47.77 ± 13.0750.42 ± 12.8852.12 ± 9.650.063
Creatinine (umol/L)77.69 ± 39.9672.15 ± 20.0274.72 ± 28.100.514
FT4 (pmol/L)21.24 ± 14.2217.81 ± 3.8917.07 ± 4.920.009
FT3 (pmol/L)5.30 ± 4.914.54 ± 2.664.58 ± 1.140.264
Left atrial diameter48.21 ± 11.1046.48 ± 9.0147.23 ± 7.320.490

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine.