a decreasing trendp > 0.05
Although Q2 and Q3 also showed a decreasing trend, the associations were not statistically significant ( p > 0.05).
Although Q2 and Q3 also showed a decreasing trend, the associations were not statistically significant ( p > 0.05).
As shown in Table 3 , in the unadjusted model (model 1), with Q1 as the reference, Q3 showed a trend toward reduced AF recurrence risk (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.484, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.222–1.059; p = 0.069), whereas Q4 had a significantly lower risk (HR = 0.194, 95% CI: 0.065–0.577; p = 0.003).