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Table 6 Rate Ratios and Population Attributable Factor of Atrial Fibrillation by Hypertension Definition According to JNC 7 and 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines, ARIC 1987–2015

From: 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

JNC 7

No hypertension

Hypertension

Prevalence, %

66.2

33.8

RR (95%CI)a

1 (ref.)

1.34 (1.24, 1.45)

PAF % (95% CI)

 

11 (8, 13)

2017 ACC/AHA

No hypertension

Hypertension

Prevalence, %

52.4

47.6

RR (95%CI)a

1 (ref.)

1.29 (1.19, 1.40)

PAF % (95% CI)

 

13 (9, 16)

  1. a Adjusted for age, sex, race, height, education, field center, body mass index, smoking, drinking, diabetes, heart failure, coronary heart disease, and stroke
  2. 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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