Baseline characteristics of females and males hospitalised with chronic AF.

*Assessed in n = 325 patients; † Assessed in n = 276 patients; ≠ Assessed in n = 297 patients; § Assessed in n = 328 patients; ¶ defined as consumption of >2 standard drinks on any occasion (on average).
AF  =  Atrial Fibrillation; CHA2DS2-VASc score definition: C  =  congestive heart failure/LV dysfunction (1 point), H  =  hypertension (even if treated; 1 point), A2 = age ≥75 years (2 points), D = diabetes mellitus (1 point), S2 = stroke/SE/TIA (2 points), V = vascular disease (1 point), A = age 65–74 years (1 point), Sc  =  sex category (female sex; 1 point); HR  =  Heart Rate; bpm  =  beats per minute; SBP  =  Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP  =  Diastolic Blood Pressure; BMI  =  Body Mass Index; HDL  =  High Density Lipoprotein; LDL  =  Low Density Lipoprotein; CAD  =  Coronary Artery Disease; PVD  =  Peripheral Vascular Disease; TIA  =  Transient Ischaemic Attack; COPD  =  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; eGFR  =  estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate; LVEF  =  Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction; MoCA  =  Montreal Cognitive Assessment; SF-12  =  Short Form 12 items questionnaire; HRQoL  =  Health-Related Quality of Life; PCS  =  Physical Composite Score; MCS  =  Mental Composite Score; EQ-5D  =  EuroQol Five-Dimensional questionnaire; INR  =  International Normalised Ratio.