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.

* 评估样本量为325名患者；† 评估样本量为276名患者；≠ 评估样本量为297名患者；§ 评估样本量为328名患者；¶ 定义为任意单次饮酒量超过2标准饮酒杯（平均水平）。AF=心房颤动（Atrial Fibrillation）；CHA₂DS₂-VASc评分定义如下：C=充血性心力衰竭/左心室功能异常（计1分），H=高血压（无论是否接受治疗，计1分），A₂=年龄≥75岁（计2分），D=糖尿病（计1分），S₂=卒中/体循环栓塞/短暂性脑缺血发作（Transient Ischaemic Attack, TIA），V=血管疾病（计1分），A=年龄65~74岁（计1分），Sc=性别类别（女性性别，计1分）；HR=心率（Heart Rate）；bpm=次/分钟（beats per minute）；SBP=收缩压（Systolic Blood Pressure）；DBP=舒张压（Diastolic Blood Pressure）；BMI=体质量指数（Body Mass Index）；HDL=高密度脂蛋白（High Density Lipoprotein）；LDL=低密度脂蛋白（Low Density Lipoprotein）；CAD=冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病（Coronary Artery Disease）；PVD=外周血管疾病（Peripheral Vascular Disease）；COPD=慢性阻塞性肺疾病（Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease）；eGFR=估算肾小球滤过率（estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate）；LVEF=左心室射血分数（Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction）；MoCA=蒙特利尔认知评估量表（Montreal Cognitive Assessment）；SF-12=简明健康调查量表12项版（Short Form 12 items questionnaire）；HRQoL=健康相关生命质量（Health-Related Quality of Life）；PCS=躯体综合评分（Physical Composite Score）；MCS=心理综合评分（Mental Composite Score）；EQ-5D=欧洲五维健康量表（EuroQol Five-Dimensional questionnaire）；INR=国际标准化比值（International Normalised Ratio）