Sex Differences in Impacts of Alcohol Consumption on Prevalent Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High levels of alcohol consumption are a well-established risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). Although women currently tend to regulate alcohol intake more strictly than men, it remains unclear whether alcohol consumption should be regulated differently between sexes to prevent AF. This study investigated sex differences in alcohol-related AF risk.

Methods

Among 224 759 admissions in the Inpatient Clinico-Occupational Database of the Rosai Hospital Group (ICOD-R) from 32 hospitals across Japan in 2021, 123 852 participants were included. Using this cross-sectional dataset based on information collected at the time of hospital admission, associations between prevalent AF and alcohol consumption data, including drinking frequency, daily average drinks, and lif

SUBMITTER: Matsunaga-Lee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12331870 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature