Association between Serum Adiponectin and Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study Stratified by Age and Gender

Table 6

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for the independent predictors of AF stratified by type of AF.

Variable	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
Paroxysmal AF
NT-proBNP	1.010 (1.005–1.034)	<0.001	1.009 (1.003–1.015)	0.002
Total cholesterol	0.490 (0.301–0.797)	0.004	0.279 (0.087–1.021)	0.054
LDL-cholesterol	0.513 (0.302–0.872)	0.014	1.422 (0.419–4.828)	0.572
Left atrium diameter	1.284 (1.150–1.438)	<0.001	1.164 (1.019–1.328)	0.025
LVEF	0.666 (0.512–0.867)	0.002	0.940 (0.738–1.196)	0.614
Adiponectin	1.173 (1.019–1.351)	0.027	1.229 (1.005–1.503)	0.045
Persistent AF
NT-proBNP	1.018 (1.006–1.030)	0.003	1.018 (1.001–1.035)	0.038
Left atrium diameter	1.371 (1.161–1.620)	<0.001	1.305 (0.983–1.733)	0.066
LVEF	0.649 (0.474–0.887)	0.007	1.311 (0.722–2.380)	0.374
Adiponectin	1.349 (1.092–1.667)	0.005	1.383 (0.822–2.328)	0.222

values <0.05 are indicated in bold. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AF, atrial fibrillation; NT-proBNP, N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; LVEF, left ventricle ejection fraction.