Association and impact of hypertension defined using the 2017 AHA/ACC guidelines on the risk of atrial fibrillation in The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

Table 5 Rate Ratios and Population Attributable Factor of Atrial Fibrillation by Blood Pressure Categories According to JNC 7 and 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines, ARIC 1987–2015

JNC 7	Normal	Prehypertension		Hypertension
Prevalence, %	41.9	24.3		33.8
RR (95%CI)^a	1 (ref.)	1.20 (1.09,1.33)		1.46 (1.33, 1.60)
PAF % (95% CI)		4 (2, 6)		13 (11, 16)
2017 ACC/AHA	Normal	Elevated	Stage 1	Stage 2
Prevalence, %	41.9	10.5	13.8	33.8
RR (95% CI)^a	1 (ref.)	1.23 (1.09, 1.40)	1.18 (1.05, 1.33)	1.46 (1.33, 1.60)
PAF % (95% CI)		2 (1, 3)	2 (1, 3)	13 (11, 16)

^a Adjusted for age, sex, race, height, education, field center, body mass index, smoking, drinking, diabetes, heart failure, coronary heart disease, and stroke
JNC 7 7th Joint National Committee, ACC/ AHA American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, RR Rate Ratios, and PAF Population Attributable Factor

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