| Grouping | Number of cases | NT-ProBNP (ng/ml) | LAD (cm) | sST2 (pg/ml) | ||||||
| M | P25 | P75 | M | P25 | P75 | M | P25 | P75 | ||
| Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation | 35 | 465.0 | 200.0 | 900.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 17.7 | 11.2 | 24.4 |
| Persistent atrial fibrillation | 25 | 1120.0○ | 715.5 | 1693.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 39.9○ | 37.2 | 49.3 |
| Control group | 25 | 50.0*△ | 36.5 | 68.0 | 3.3*△ | 3.2 | 3.6 | 14.3△ | 10.3 | 19.5 |