Mitochondrial Dysfunction Contributes to Aging-Related Atrial Fibrillation

Table 2

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of subjects without other diseases.

Characteristic	The controls ()	AF patients ()	value
Clinical parameters
Age (years)			0.530
Male, (%)	26 (100)	23 (100)	1.000
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.684
SBP (mmHg)			0.289
DBP (mmHg)			0.874
Laboratory parameters
TC (mmol/L)			0.170
TG (mmol/L)			0.201
LDL-C (mmol/L)			0.078
HDL-C (mmol/L)			0.083
Cr (mmol/L)			0.145
BUN (mmol/L)			0.256
UA (mmol/L)			0.731
FBG (mmol/L)			0.518
GHb (%)			0.998
CRP(mg/dL)			0.011
Echocardiographic parameters
LVEF (%)			0.098
LAD (mm)			0.076
Telomere-associated molecules
LTL ( ratio)			<0.001
Leukocyte p53 mRNA			0.395
Leukocyte PGC-1α mRNA			0.004
Serum PGC-1α (pg/mL)			0.003

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Cr: creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; UA: uric acid; FBG: fasting blood glucose; GHb: glycated hemoglobin; CRP: C-reactive protein; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LAD: left atrial diameter. with italic font means statistically significant.