Variable Overall study population (n=2,791) (+) POAF  
 (n = 901)
(-) POAF    
(n = 1,890)
P value
Age (yrs)
Mean ±SD
68 ± 9.1 70.5 ± 7.8 66.8 ± 9.5 <0.0001
Euroscore 6.9 ± 3.2 7.6 ± 3.2 6.6 ± 3.1 <0.0001
Gender - male 2169
(77.7%)
669
(74.2%)
1500
(79.4%)
0.002
Gender - Female 622 (22.3%) 232 (25.7%) 390 (20.6%) 0.003
Ejection
Fraction (%)
54.1 ± 12.5 53.5 ± 12.7 54.3 ± 12.5 0.13
Diabetes Mellitus
(%)
800 (28.7%) 259 (28.7%) 541 (28.6%) 0.99
Hypertension (%) 2,223 (79.6%) 737 (81.8%) 1486 (78.6%) 0.055
Preoperative
creatinine
(μmol/L)
108.7 ±70.8
(1.2 ± 0.8 mg/dl)
111.2 ± 71.6
(1.3 ± 0.8 mg/dl)
107.6 ± 70.4
(1.2 ± 0.8 mg/dl)
0.0324
CHF (%) 124 (4.44%) 51 (5.7%) 73 (3.9%) 0.04
Cerebrovascular
Accident (CVA) (%)
186 (6.7%) 68 (7.5%) 118 (6.2%) 0.23
Pre-operative
IABP (%)
204 (7.3%) 82 (9.1%) 122 (6.5%) 0.017
Previous MI (%) 1228 (44%) 402 (44.6%) 826 (43.7%) 0.68
Re-do CABG (%) 90 (32%) 27 (3%) 63 (3.3%) 0.76
Table 3: Preoperative risk factors based on the presence or absence of POAF.