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Table 3 Co-morbidities affecting success of initial electrical cardioversion (logistic regression)

From: Short-term and long-term success of electrical cardioversion in atrial fibrillation in managed care system

Parameter

p-value

Odds Ratio Estimates

(95%) Confidence Intervals

Age: ≤ 65 and > 65 years

0.532

0.519

1.404

Sex: Male vs. Female

0.086

0.939

2.578

Duration: ≤ 3 m vs. > 3 months

0.006

0.332

0.837

Duration: 0-3 days vs. > 3 months

0.003

1.361

4.693

Duration: 4 days-3 m vs. > 3 months

0.113

0.902

2.655

On antiarrhythmic medications

0.032

1.056

3.420

Lone atrial fibrillation

0.736

0.325

2.215

Congestive heart failure

0.406

0.437

1.398

Cardiomyopathy

0.968

0.531

1.934

Mitral stenosis

0.517

0.393

6.390

Mitral regurgitation

0.684

0.612

2.111

Pulmonary Disease

0.533

0.372

1.669

Diabetes mellitus

0.070

0.942

4.525

Coronary artery disease

0.414

0.744

2.049

Hypertension

0.867

0.592

1.556

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

0.498

0.726

1.932

Alcoholism

0.173

0.410

1.175

Smoking

0.682

0.617

0.092