Serum Lipopolysaccharide Is Associated with the Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Radiofrequency Ablation by Increasing Systemic Inflammation and Atrial Fibrosis
Table 2
Multivariable Cox regression to predict RAF.
Variables
Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Age (year)
0.990 (0.954-1.027)
0.598
Persistent AF, (%)
1.018 (0.520-1.992)
0.959
Hypertension, (%)
1.117 (0.562-2.221)
0.752
Diabetes, (%)
1.505 (0.596-3.796)
0.387
CHD, (%)
0.794 (0.331-1.905)
0.606
Heart failure, (%)
2.029 (1.030-3.997)
0.041
BMI (kg/m2)
1.065 (0.972-1.167)
0.178
LAD (mm)
1.064 (1.009-1.123)
0.022
Hs-CRP (mg/L)
1.689 (0.456-6.253)
0.433
IL-6 (pg/mL)
1.009 (0.995-1.023)
0.226
CITP (ng/mL)
6.841 (1.168-40.069)
0.033
TGF-β1 (ng/mL)
1.021 (0.998-1.045)
0.079
Log-LPS (pg/mL)
5.686 (1.055-30.635)
0.043
CHD: coronary heart disease; BMI: body mass index; LAD: left atrial diameter; IL-6: interleukin-6; CITP: collagen type-1 C-terminal telopeptide; TGF-β1: transforming growth factor beta1; LPS: lipopolysaccharide.
