Dietary factors and incident atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There have been conflicting reported associations between dietary factors and incident atrial fibrillation (AF).

Objective

We evaluated associations between consumption of alcohol, caffeine, fiber, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and incident AF in the Framingham Heart Study.

Design

Participants without AF (n = 4526; 9640 examinations; mean age: 62 y; 56% women) from the original and offspring cohorts completed food-frequency questionnaires and were followed prospectively for 4 y. We examined the associations between dietary exposures and AF with Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results

A total of 296 individuals developed AF (177 men, 119 women). In multivariable analyses, there were no significant associations between examined dietary e

SUBMITTER: Shen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3021424 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature