Baseline characteristics in the subjects (n = 969) with and without atrial fibrillation (AF) in the follow-up.

The values are means ± SD, absolute numbers with percentages or percentages alone. The medication data is expressed as number of subjects and percentages. Differences were tested by the ANOVA test for continuous variables and Pearson Chi-Squared test for categorical variables. ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; hs-CRP, high-sensitive C-reactive protein; γ-GT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme.* Ultrasonography data available on 958 study subjectsBaseline characteristics in the subjects (n = 969) with and without atrial fibrillation (AF) in the follow-up.