Key result
Height was the strongest anthropometric predictor of incident atrial fibrillation (HR 1.38 per 1-SD increment; 95% CI 1.25-1.51), exceeding weight and highlighting the inadequacy of BMI.
Why the study?
Do measures of body size and composition predict incident atrial fibrillation in older adults?
Population
4,276 older adults (mean age 72.4 years) free of cardiovascular disease from the Cardiovascular Health Study
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1989-2008
Authors
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Height and hip measures may better inform AF risk than BMI in older adults; leaves open validation in independent cohorts before clinical use.
Cohort (n=4,276)
Do measures of body size and composition predict incident atrial fibrillation in older adults?
Hazard Ratio: 1.38 (95% CI 1.25–1.51)
Height is a stronger predictor of incident atrial fibrillation than BMI or weight in older adults, highlighting the inadequacy of BMI for AF risk stratification.
Karas et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Atrial fibrillation (n=4,276). Height and other anthropometric measures was evaluated on Incident atrial fibrillation (HR 1.38, 95% CI 1.25-1.51). Height was the strongest anthropometric predictor of incident atrial fibrillation (HR 1.38 per 1-SD increment; 95% CI 1.25-1.51), exceeding weight and highlighting the inadequacy of BMI.
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