Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in the All of Us Research Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence, incidence and risk factors of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a large, geographically and ethnically diverse cohort in the United States have not been fully described.

Methods

We analyzed data from 173,099 participants of the All of Us Research Program recruited in the period 2017-2019, with 92,318 of them having electronic health records (EHR) data available, and 35,483 having completed a medical history survey. Presence of AF at baseline was identified from self-report and EHR records. Incident AF was obtained from EHR. Demographic, anthropometric and clinical risk factors were obtained from questionnaires, baseline physical measurements and EHR.

Results

At enrollment, mean age was 52 years old (range 18-89). Females and males accounted for 61

SUBMITTER: Alonso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8926244 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature