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Table 1 Characteristics of 2125 incident AF cases according to year at diagnosis

From: Temporal trends in cause-specific mortality among individuals with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation in the Framingham Heart Study

 

AF diagnosis, < 1990, n = 683

AF diagnosis, 1990-2002, n = 711

AF diagnosis, ≥ 2003, n = 731

Age at diagnosis, years

73.1 ± 10.8

77.0 ± 10.9

76.3 ± 11.9

Female

327 (47.9)

350 (49.2)

338 (46.2)

Systolic BP, mmHg

146 ± 24

141 ± 23

134 ± 20

Diastolic BP, mmHg

79 ± 13

74 ± 12

72 ± 11

Body mass index, kg/m2

26.6 ± 4.5

27.9 ± 5.5

29.0 ± 5.7

Current smoker

155 (23.9)

106 (15.0)

77 (10.5)

Elevated alcohol consumption*

129 (23.5)

146 (21.3)

131 (18.2)

Diabetes mellitus

68 (12.5)

94 (17.1)

133 (20.6)

Hypertension treatment

267 (40.0)

369 (52.9)

427 (58.7)

Prior heart failure

169 (24.7)

155 (21.8)

119 (16.3)

Prior myocardial infarction

155 (22.7)

174 (24.5)

117 (16.0)

Prior stroke or transient ischemic attack

102 (14.9)

113 (15.9)

101 (13.8)

Prior cancer

113 (16.5)

194 (27.3)

270 (36.9)

Secondary AF

250 (36.6)

306 (43.0)

295 (40.4)

Anticoagulation at diagnosis

55 (8.1)

205 (28.8)

295 (40.4)

Antiplatelet therapy at diagnosis

75 (11.0)

229 (32.2)

383 (52.4)

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
  2. BP blood pressure
  3. *Elevated alcohol consumption is defined as > 14 drinks/week for men and > 7 drinks/week for women. Percentages of missing values in each epoch: BMI = 9.2%, 11.8%, and 10.1%; SBP = 0.3%, 2.5%, and 0%; DBP = 0.3%, 2.7%, and 0%; smoking = 5.0%, 0.6%, and 0%; alcohol consumption = 19.8%, 3.4%, and 1.5%; diabetes = 20.1%, 22.8%, and 11.8%; and hypertension treatment = 2.3%, 2.0%, and 0.4%, respectively