Association between baseline glycated hemoglobin level and atrial fibrillation recurrence following cryoballoon ablation among patients with and without diabetes

Table 5 HR estimates and 95% CI for the association between HbA1c and the risk of AF recurrence, by diabetes status and AF types

	No	HR (95% CI) per-SD increase of HbA1c	P value	HR (95% CI) HbA1c ≥ median vs. <median	P value
Overall	335	1.75 (1.39, 2.21)	< 0.001	2.29 (1.44, 3.7)	0.001
T2DM	43	1.89 (1.26, 2.83)	0.002	3.45 (1.21, 9.84)	0.02
Non T2DM	292	2.18 (1.56, 3.03)	< 0.001	2.5 (1.43, 4.35)	0.001
Paroxysmal AF	273	1.8 (1.27, 2.56)	0.001	1.91 (1.13, 3.24)	0.016
Persistent AF	62	2.2 (1.46, 3.3)	< 0.001	6.27 (1.94, 20.2)	0.002

AF, atrial fibrillation; HR, hazard ratio; SD, standard deviation; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus;

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