Sex-specific increase in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (The Copenhagen City Heart Study)
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Sex-specific increase in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (The Copenhagen City Heart Study). / Friberg, Jens; Scharling, Henrik; Gadsbøll, Niels; Jensen, Gorm B.
In: American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 92, No. 12, 2003, p. 1419-23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sex-specific increase in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (The Copenhagen City Heart Study)
AU - Friberg, Jens
AU - Scharling, Henrik
AU - Gadsbøll, Niels
AU - Jensen, Gorm B
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered cardiac arrhythmia. It is a risk factor for stroke and premature death. We studied the temporal changes in the prevalence of AF from 1976 to 1994 in a random population aged 50 to 89 years. The prevalence of AF, diagnosed from electrocardiograms (ECGs), was determined in 8,606 patients examined in 1976 to 1978, in 8,943 patients examined in 1981 to 1983, and in 6,733 subjects examined in 1991 to 1994. Changes in prevalence of AF were estimated by logistic regression analysis. In men, the age-standardized prevalence of AF increased from 1.4% in 1976 to 1978 (odds ratio [OR] 1.0, reference) to 1.9% in 1981 to 1983 (OR 1.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1 to 2.1), and to 3.3% in 1991 to 1994 (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.6 to 3.4, p
AB - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered cardiac arrhythmia. It is a risk factor for stroke and premature death. We studied the temporal changes in the prevalence of AF from 1976 to 1994 in a random population aged 50 to 89 years. The prevalence of AF, diagnosed from electrocardiograms (ECGs), was determined in 8,606 patients examined in 1976 to 1978, in 8,943 patients examined in 1981 to 1983, and in 6,733 subjects examined in 1991 to 1994. Changes in prevalence of AF were estimated by logistic regression analysis. In men, the age-standardized prevalence of AF increased from 1.4% in 1976 to 1978 (odds ratio [OR] 1.0, reference) to 1.9% in 1981 to 1983 (OR 1.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1 to 2.1), and to 3.3% in 1991 to 1994 (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.6 to 3.4, p
M3 - Journal article
VL - 92
SP - 1419
EP - 1423
JO - Am. J. Cardiol.
JF - Am. J. Cardiol.
SN - 0002-9149
IS - 12
ER -
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