ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2020
Association between cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity, and incidence of atrial fibrillation.
Article in International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Obesity effect on newly diagnosed and recurrent post-ablation atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Pooled it
- Recent highlights from the International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature: cardiometabolic disease.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2025Article
- Translation of clinical practice to research: the VETS and ETHOS epidemiologic prospective cohorts.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Racial and Gender Differences in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Adherence to a Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Program for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Obesity: Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Comparison of 10 obesity-related indices for predicting hypertension based on ROC analysis in Chinese adults.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of aerobic exercise capacity in obesity, which expression of oxygen uptake is the best?Sports medicine and health science · 2021Review
- Sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: Update 2020.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe interaction between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the interaction between obesity and incidence of AF have been explored separately. Therefore, we evaluated the association between CRF, body mass index (BMI), and risk of developing AF in a cohort of middle-aged and older US Veterans.
methodsSymptom limited exercise tests (ETT) were conducted among 16,397 Veterans (97% male) from January 9,1987 to December 31,2017. No history of AF was evident at the time of the ETTs. CRF was expressed as quartiles of peak metabolic equivalents (METs) achieved within each age decile. Weight status was classified as normal (BMI < 25 kg/m
resultsOver a median follow-up of 10.7 years, 2,155 (13.1%) developed AF. Obese and severely obese subjects had 13% and 32% higher risks for incidence of AF, respectively, vs. normal weight subjects. Overweight and obese subjects in the most fit quartile had 50% decline in AF risk compared to the least-fit subjects. Severely obese subjects had marked increases in AF risk (~50-60%) regardless of fitness level. Risk of developing AF increases with higher BMI and lower CRF.
conclusionImproving CRF should be advocated when assessing those at risk for developing AF.
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