National trends in mortality attributable to arrhythmias among adults with obesity in the United States, 1999-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity and arrhythmias are escalating public health concerns in the United States. While both have been independently associated with cardiovascular mortality, national trends in obesity-related arrhythmia deaths remain poorly characterized.

Methods

We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using CDC WONDER mortality data from 1999 to 2020. Adults aged ≥25 years with arrhythmias listed as the underlying cause of death (ICD-10: I47-I49) and obesity as a contributing cause (E66) were included. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) were calculated per 100,000 population. Joinpoint regression was used to assess trends and calculate annual percent change (APC) and average annual percent change (AAPC). Analyses were stratified by sex, race/ethnicity, census

SUBMITTER: Hassan IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547012 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature