| Variable | Overall study population 
          (n=2,791) | (+) POAF (n =    901)
 | (-) POAF (n =    1,890)
 | P value | 
      
        | Intensive    care unit 
          length of stay (days) | 2.6 ± 4.9 | 3 ± 4.3 | 2.4 ± 5.2 | <0.0001 | 
      
        | Peak postop creatinine 
          (μmol/L) | 118.3 ± 77.2 | 120.4 ± 70.1 | 117.4 ± 80.5 | 0.041 | 
      
        | Hospital    length of stay 
          (days) | 8.1 ± 10.3 | 8.8 ± 11.3 | 7.8 ± 9.7 | <0.0001 | 
      
        | Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) | 31.3 ± 6.3 | 31.7 ± 7.2 | 31 ± 5.8 | 0.07 | 
      
        | Left ventricular end- 
              diastolic pressure 
          (LVEDP) | 9.9 ± 10.5 | 10 ± 10.9 | 10 ± 10.3 | 0.84 | 
      
        | Length of mechanical 
          ventilation (hours) | 20.6 ± 53.8 | 27 ± 72 | 17.6 ± 42.1 | <0.0001 | 
      
        | Postoperative IABP (%) | 41 (1.5%) | 19 (2.1%) | 22 (1.2%) | 0.0954 | 
      
        | Blood transfusion (%) | 1830 (65.6%) | 672 (74.6%) | 1158 (61.3%) | <0.0001 |