Body Mass Index in Adolescence and Long‐Term Risk of Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Subsequent Mortality, Heart Failure, and Ischemic Stroke
Demir Djekic, Martin Lindgren, N. David Åberg, Maria Åberg, Espen Fengsrud, Dritan Poçi, Martin Adiels, Annika Rosengren
Abstract
were 2.86 (95% CI, 2.30-3.56), 3.42 (95% CI, 2.50-4.68), and 2.34 (95% CI, 1.52-3.61), respectively. Conclusions Increasing BMI in adolescent men is strongly associated with early AF, and with subsequent worse clinical outcomes in those diagnosed with AF with respect to all-cause mortality, incident heart failure, and ischemic stroke.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAtrial fibrillationInterquartile rangeHeart failureHazard ratioBody mass indexStroke (engine)Internal medicineCohortCardiologyProportional hazards modelPediatricsConfidence intervalMechanical engineeringEngineeringAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments