Why the study?
Is abdominal obesity associated with an increased risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in the general population?
Population
501,690 adults without baseline atrial fibrillation from the National Sample Cohort in Korea, mean age…
Comparison
Abdominal obesity and abnormal body mass index vs Normal body mass index and absence of abdominal…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 3.9±1.3 years
Authors
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Abdominal obesity may refine AF risk stratification beyond BMI; leaves open whether waist-targeted interventions reduce incidence.
Is abdominal obesity associated with an increased risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in the general population?
Abdominal obesity is an independent risk factor for new-onset atrial fibrillation, particularly in nonobese Asian individuals.
Baek et al. (2017) studied this question.
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