Neck Circumference and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in the Framingham Heart Study.

ABSTRACT: Background Increased neck circumference, a proxy for upper-body subcutaneous fat, is associated with cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk factors, accounting for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. The association between neck circumference and incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is unclear. The aim of current study was to evaluate the association between neck circumference and incident AF. Methods and Results We selected participants from the Framingham Heart Study aged ≥55 years without diagnosed AF and with available neck circumference, BMI, and waist circumference measurements. We defined high neck circumference as ≥14 inches in women and ≥17 inches in men on the basis of the Contal and O'Quigley changepoint method. We used Fine-Gray models to estimate subdistribution hazard

SUBMITTER: Kornej J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245798 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature