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Table 1 Baseline characteristics including stroke risk factors among individuals attending and not attending the screening programme

From: Uptake of atrial fibrillation screening aiming at stroke prevention: geo-mapping of target population and non-participation

Clinical characteristics n, (%)

 

Participating

Non-participating

 

n=848

n=352

p

Male gender

364 (43%)

149 (42%)

 

Previously diagnosed AF

81 (9%)

39 (11%)

 

Heart failure

30 (4%)

34 (10%)

<0.001

Hypertension

446 (53%)

185 (53%)

 

Diabetes mellitus

91 (11%)

60 (17%)

0.004

Previous stroke/TIA

80 (9%)

49 (14%)

0.02

CHADS2 –score (mean)*

1.85

2.08

0.05

  1. * CHADS2 –score was calculated regardless of diagnosis of AF.
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