Impact of Food Desert Residence on Ischemic Stroke and Hospitalization Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extensive research has been done on the connection between dietary habits and cardiovascular health; however, the impact of food desert residence on atrial fibrillation (AF) patients remains unclear.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to assess the association between food desert residence and ischemic stroke, all-cause hospitalization, and all-cause mortality risk among AF patients.

Methods

Using the Research Action for Health Network database and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Access Research Atlas, AF patients in New Orleans were grouped into AF-inside food desert group and AF-outside food desert groups. Kaplan-Meier curves were used for the comparisons among ischemic stroke, all-cause hospitalization, all-cause mortality, and combin

SUBMITTER: Christianson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12417555 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature