Key result
Higher body surface area and taller stature were associated with an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation in older adults.
Why the study?
Are baseline anthropometric parameters associated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation in older people?
Cohort (n=1,764)
Are baseline anthropometric parameters associated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation in older people?
Body size, particularly tall stature and obesity, rather than fat distribution, is associated with an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation in the elderly.
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Tall stature and body size were associated with higher AF incidence in older adults; leaves open whether these measures refine risk prediction beyond established factors.
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with body size and central obesity, but the impact of different anthropometric measures in this relationship has been inadequately investigated. HYPOTHESIS: In this study, we examined the association between baseline anthropometric parameters with the incidence of AF in older people, hypothesizing that body size could impact the onset of AF more than fat distribution. METHODS: Our study included 1764 participants with a mean age of 74.3 ± 6.9 years and no AF at baseline. Body mass index (BMI), body height, body surface area (BSA), waist and hip circumference, waist-to-stature ratio, waist-to-hip ratio, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) were measured by trained physicians. AF was assessed after a 4.4-year follow-up. Central obesity did not seem to relevantly predict the onset of AF in our sample. Stature revealed the strongest impact on the onset of AF (5% higher risk of developing AF per 1 cm increase in height). CONCLUSIONS: Body size, particularly tall stature and obesity, but not fat distribution, seems to be associated with the risk of AF in the elderly.
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Trevisan et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Atrial fibrillation (n=1,764). Anthropometric parameters (body size, stature, BSA) vs. Lower anthropometric values was evaluated on Incidence of atrial fibrillation (2.12, 95% CI 1.73-2.59). Higher body surface area and taller stature were associated with an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation in older adults.
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