Sex-based subgroup multivariable analysis showed that the P/T EAT ratio was an independent predictor of AF recurrence in both men (HR: 1.13 [95% CI: 1.01, 1.46], P = 0.047) and women (HR: 1.37 [95% CI: 1.11, 1.67], P = 0.028). The gene discussed is MCL1; the disease is atrial fibrillation.