Research Article

The Predictive Value of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis for atrial fibrillation recurrence.

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR95% CIHR95% CI

Age (years)1.0431.007-1.0790.018
Sex (male)1.2960.679-2.4740.432
BMI (kg/m2)1.0420.954-1.1380.359
Persistent AF2.2801.172-4.4350.015
Diabetes mellitus1.9801.006-3.8990.048
hs-CRP (mg/L)1.0090.989-1.0290.387
NT-proBNP (pg/ml)1.0011.000-1.001<0.001
eGFR (ml/min)0.9790.957-1.0010.057
LAD (mm)1.1691.081-1.265<0.0011.1241.011-1.2500.030
LVEF (%)0.9670.926-1.0100.132
LAAV (m/s)0.0460.005-0.3990.005
CPVI-only (%)0.4110.211-0.7980.009
GDF-15 (×102ng/L)1.0571.017-1.0990.0051.0531.007-1.1000.022

HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; GDF-15: growth differentiation factor-15; other abbreviations as in Table 1. .