Table 2 Association of carotid femoral pulse wave velocity indices with incident AF in the ARIC study, 2011–2017. (n = 3882)

cf PWV (m/s)

 < 9.5

9.5–11.1

11.2–13.2

 > 13.2

# Incident AF cases

181

57

93

96

Person-time (years)

5169

5153

5073

5041

HR (95% CI)

 Model 1^†

1.60

(1.14, 2.24)

Ref

1.56

(1.12, 2.17)

1.47

(1.05, 2.06)

 Model 2^‡

1.49

(1.06, 2.10)

Ref

1.59

(1.14, 2.10)

1.56

(1.10, 2.19)

 Model 3^δ

1.51

(1.07, 2.13)

Ref

1.63

(1.16, 2.28)

1.68

(1.18, 2.38)

 Model 4^ς

1.48

(1.05, 2.10)

Ref

1.64

(1.17, 2.30)

1.53

(1.8, 2.18)

 Model 5*

1.51

(1.07, 2.13)

Ref

1.58

(1.12, 2.21)

1.58

(1.11, 2.25)