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Table 3 Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of atrial fibrillation (AF) for categories of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) by sex, race, and baseline risk of AF

From: Association of physical activity with the incidence of atrial fibrillation in persons > 65 years old: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

 

No MVPA

Low MVPA

Recommended MVPA

High MVPA

P for interaction

HR (95% CI)

Sex

 Female

1 (ref.)

0.76 (0.57, 1.01)

0.89 (0.67, 1.17)

0.89 (0.64, 1.23)

0.82

 Male

1 (ref.)

0.76 (0.53, 1.08)

0.83 (0.60, 1.14)

1.03 (0.76, 1.40)

 

Race

 Black

1 (ref.)

0.57 (0.32, 1.04)

0.70 (0.39, 1.27)

0.48 (0.17, 1.38)

0.49

 White

1 (ref.)

0.80 (0.63, 1.02)

0.89 (0.71, 1.11)

1.02 (0.81, 1.28)

 

Baseline AF risk

  < 10%

1 (ref.)

0.80 (0.56, 1.15)

0.86 (0.62, 1.20)

0.78 (0.54, 1.15)

0.20

  ≥ 10%

1 (ref.)

0.74 (0.56, 0.99)

0.83 (0.63, 1.09)

1.06 (0.82, 1.38)

 
  1. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, 2011–2019
  2. Cox regression models adjusted for age, sex and race/center (if applicable), education, alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, diabetes, hypertension, prevalent coronary heart disease, prevalent heart failure, body mass index, and Short Physical Performance Battery score