Table 2 Participants’ baseline characteristics
Acupuncture (n = 12) | Nutritional therapy (n = 11) | Usual care (n = 6) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 61.1 ± 4.9 | 61.0 ± 5.5 | 56.3 ± 8.9 |
Sex | |||
Male | 7 (24.1%) | 10 (34.5%) | 5 (17.2%) |
Female | 5 (17.2%) | 1 (3.4%) | 1 (3.4%) |
Ethnicity | |||
White | 12 (41.4%) | 11 (37.9%) | 6 (20.7%) |
Average duration of AF, months | 41.3 ± 23.9 | 38.8 ± 17.5 | 28.3 ± 18.8 |
Average AFEQT score (higher = better) | 71.1 ± 20.4 | 76.2 ± 13.9 | 63.4 ± 32.3 |
BMI | 31.3 ± 6.1 | 28.4 ± 5.1 | 31.8 ± 3.7 |
Waist-hip ratio | |||
Male | 0.97 ± 0.03 | 1.00 ± 0.06 | 1.02 ± 0.04 |
Female | 0.89 ± 0.04 | 0.92* | 0.90* |
Blood pressure, mmHg | |||
Systolic | 142.8 ± 23.4 | 146.4 ± 20.8 | 144.0 ± 18.5 |
Diastolic | 92.8 ± 6.9 | 94.9 ± 12.4 | 91.3 ± 8.3 |
Units alcohol/week | 23.9 ± 24.9 | 22.6 ± 17.1 | 14.0 ± 16.4 |
Average number comorbidities per participant | 1.1 ± 1.4 | 1.3 ± 1.4 | 1.8 ± 2.3 |
Average number of medications per participant | 3.8 ± 2.3 | 3.7 ± 2.0 | 3.8 ± 1.9 |