LGALS3 and atrial fibrillation: In the AF cohort, on univariable analysis higher Gal-3 levels were associated with female gender (Beta = .165, p = 0.028), higher BMI (Beta = .203, p = 0.005) and both CHADS2 (Beta = .174, p = 0.008) and CHA2DS2-VASC (Beta = .185, p = 0.016) scores.