Key result
Drinking habits (OR 3.209) and elevated systolic blood pressure (OR 1.019) in the preceding 3 years were significantly associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation in Japanese male workers.
Case-Control (n=207)
No
Odds Ratio: 3.209 (95% CI 1.442–7.342)
p-value: p=<0.01
Elevated systolic blood pressure and drinking habits are identifiable risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation in middle-aged male workers.
May warrant monitoring in male workers; leaves open whether modification prevents AF.
The current study aimed to identify risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) detected during routine medical checkups of male workers in Japan. A nested case-control study was conducted using retrospective data from January 1998 to December 2006 collected at a hospital in Ishikawa Prefecture. Cases were those first diagnosed with AF with no record of AF events during the preceding 3 years. For each case, 2 controls were matched for age and time of medical checkup, randomly selected from among those who had not been diagnosed with AF during the same 3 years. Logistic regression was used to identify risk factors in the 3 years prior for new-onset AF. Sixty-nine cases and 138 controls were recruited; their average ages were 57.6 (SD 6.7) and 57.4 years (SD 6.7), respectively. In the logistic models, new-onset AF was associated with systolic blood pressure and drinking habits in the 3 years prior.
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Minami et al. (2009) conducted a case-control in New-onset Atrial Fibrillation (n=207). Drinking habits vs. No drinking habits was evaluated on New-onset Atrial Fibrillation (OR 3.209, 95% CI 1.442-7.342, p=<0.01). Drinking habits (OR 3.209) and elevated systolic blood pressure (OR 1.019) in the preceding 3 years were significantly associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation in Japanese male workers.
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