25-year trajectories of physical activity and atrial fibrillation risk: results from the ARIC study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between serial changes in physical activity and the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) has been rarely studied.

Objectives

To evaluate the association between changes in physical activity over time and the incidence of AF.

Methods

A total of 11,828 participants without AF at baseline (visit 1: 1987-1989) from the ARIC Study were included. Physical activity was measured using the modified Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire at three different visits between 1987 and 2013. Physical activity trajectories over 25 years were identified using latent class trajectory modeling. The primary outcome was the incidence of AF. Multivariable Cox hazard regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between physical activity trajecto

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626529 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature