Sex Differences in the Association Between Hypertension and Incident Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT: Background Limited evidence is available on sex differences about the association between hypertension and incident atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods and Results We used a nationwide health checkup and claims database to analyze 3 383 738 adults (median age, 43 (36-51) years, 57.4% men). We investigated the relationship between hypertension and incident AF in men and women using a Cox regression model. We used restricted cubic spline functions to identify the association of blood pressure (BP) as a continuous parameter with incident AF. We categorized the men and women into 4 groups according to the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association BP guidelines. During a mean follow-up of 1199±950 days, 13 263 AF diagnoses were recorded. The incidence (95% CI) of AF was 15.8

SUBMITTER: Kanazawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111461 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature