February 14, 2018Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Obesity is associated with incident atrial fibrillation independent of gender: A meta‐analysis
Why the study?
Does obesity increase the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the general population?
Population
16 cohort studies involving 587,372 subjects from the general population
Comparison
Obesity (defined as body mass index >30 kg/m2) vs Nonobese subjects
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports obesity screening for AF prevention; confirms consistent sex-independent risk but leaves open whether weight loss prevents events.
Structured PICO
Does obesity increase the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the general population?
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Population
16 cohort studies involving 587,372 subjects from the general population
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Intervention
Obesity (defined as body mass index >30 kg/m2)
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Comparator
Nonobese subjects
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Outcome
Incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF)hard clinical
Obesity is associated with a 51% increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation, an effect that is consistent across both genders.
Cite This Study
Asad et al. (2018) studied this question.