Why the study?
Is chronic kidney disease associated with an increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation in US adults?
Population
26,917 African-American and white US adults ≥45 years of age from the REasons for Geographic and Racial…
Comparison
Chronic kidney disease vs No chronic kidney disease
Design
Cohort
Key result
Chronic kidney disease is associated with increased atrial fibrillation prevalence, rising from 1.0% in adults without CKD to 4.2% in those with stage 4 to 5 CKD (adjusted OR 3.52).
Authors
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May support closer AF monitoring in advanced CKD; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials.
Is chronic kidney disease associated with an increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation in US adults?
Chronic kidney disease of any severity is associated with a significantly increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation among US adults.
Baber et al. (2010) studied this question. Chronic kidney disease is associated with increased atrial fibrillation prevalence, rising from 1.0% in adults without CKD to 4.2% in those with stage 4 to 5 CKD (adjusted OR 3.52).