[Overweight, obesity and risk factors for atrial fibrillation or flutter--secondary publication. The cohort study Diet, Cancer and Health].
We prospectively examined the association between body mass index and risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter among 47,589 participants (mean age 56 years) in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. During follow-up (mean 5.7 years), atrial fibrillation or flutter developed in 553 subjects (372 men and 181 women). We found that the risk of atrial fibrillation increased substantially as body mass index increased in both men and women.
Frost
Lars
L
Arhus Universitetshospital, Arhus Sygehus, Medicinsk-kardiologisk Afdeling A, og UNI-C, Danmarks Informationsteknologicenter for Uddannelse og Forskning, Arhus. lars.frost@as.aaa.dk
Hune
Lone Juul
LJ
Vestergaard
Peter
P
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors