Observational studyJournal of the American Heart Association2021
Joint Associations Between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Atrial Fibrillation in Men and Women.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Obesity effect on newly diagnosed and recurrent post-ablation atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Pooled it
- Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, Left Atrial Indices, and Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Sex comparison of the association between weight-adjusted waist index and physical fitness index: a cross-sectional survey of adolescents in Xinjiang, China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between Body Mass Index and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Obese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Referred for Catheter Ablation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Joint and interactive associations of body mass index and genetic factors with cardiovascular disease: a prospective study in UK Biobank.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Associations between waist circumference, central obesity, and the presence of non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Trajectories of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Relation to the Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmia: A Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Correlation between body mass index and gender-specific 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Elevated levels of body mass index and waist circumference, but not high variability, are associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.BMC medicine · 2022Article
- Sex Differences in Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Association With Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Outcomes.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Associations between obesity parameters and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke in the different age groups.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- PRRX1 Loss-of-Function Mutations Underlying Familial Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Joint Associations Between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Atrial Fibrillation in Men and Women.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Observational
- Diagnostic and Predictive Values of LAP in Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chinese Population Older Than 65 Years.International journal of hypertension · 2021Article
- Gender Differences in the Relationship of Waist Circumference to Coronary Artery Lesions and One-Year Re-Admission Among Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Normal Body Mass Index.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background Associations between adiposity and atrial fibrillation (AF) might differ between sexes. We aimed to determine precise estimates of the risk of AF by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in men and women. Methods and Results Between 2008 and 2013, over 3.2 million adults attended commercial screening clinics. Participants completed health questionnaires and underwent physical examination along with cardiovascular investigations, including an ECG. We excluded those with cardiovascular and cardiac disease. We used multivariable logistic regression and determined joint associations of BMI and WC and the risk of AF in men and women by comparing likelihood ratio χ
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