biostudies-literatureEssien URAmerican Heart AssociationNational Institutes of HealthHSRD VAU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsNIH HHS1436-1443https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9086074biostudies-literatureUnknown37(6)<h4>Background</h4>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. While neighborhood-level factors, such as poverty, have been related to prevalence of AF risk factors, the association between neighborhood poverty and incident AF has been limited.<h4>Objective</h4>Using a large cohort from a health system serving the greater Chicago area, we sought to determine the association between neighborhood-level poverty and incident AF.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study.<h4>Participants</h4>Adults, aged 30 to 80 years, without baseline cardiovascular disease from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2018.<h4>Main measures</h4>We geocoded and matched residential addresses of all eligible patients to census-level poverty estimates from the American CommunityJournal of general internal medicineAssociation Between Neighborhood-Level Poverty and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: a Retrospective Cohort Study.PMC908607419TPA34890060IK2 HX003176CDA-20-049NCATS KL2R001424Khan SSEssien URMcCabe MEYoumans QRKershaw KNYancy CWFine MJfalseAssociation Between Neighborhood-Level Poverty and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: a Retrospective Cohort Study.<h4>Background</h4>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. While neighborhood-level factors, such as poverty, have been related to prevalence of AF risk factors, the association between neighborhood poverty and incident AF has been limited.<h4>Objective</h4>Using a large cohort from a health system serving the greater Chicago area, we sought to determine the association between neighborhood-level poverty and incident AF.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study.<h4>Participants</h4>Adults, aged 30 to 80 years, without baseline cardiovascular disease from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2018.<h4>Main measures</h4>We geocoded and matched residential addresses of all eligible patients to census-level poverty estimates from the American Community2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 May2025-04-22T07:47:25.533Z2025-04-05T22:15:51.237ZS-EPMC90860743424028610.1007/s11606-021-06976-2