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Early-life antecedents of atrial fibrillation: place of birth and atrial fibrillation-related mortality.

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Patton, KK; Benjamin, EJ; Kosheleva, A; Curtis, LH; Glymour, MM
Published in: Ann Epidemiol
October 2011

PURPOSE: Recent evidence suggests early-life factors correlate with atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that AF-related mortality, similar to stroke mortality, is elevated for individuals born in the southeastern United States. METHODS: We estimated 3-year (1999-2001) average AF-related mortality rates by using U.S. vital statistics for 55- to 89-year-old white (136,573 AF-related deaths) and black subjects (8,288 AF-related deaths). We estimated age- and sex-adjusted odds of AF-related (contributing cause) mortality associated with birth state, and birth within the U.S. stroke belt (SB), stratified by race. SB results were replicated with the use of 1989-1991 data. RESULTS: Among black subjects, four contiguous birth states were associated with statistically significant odds ratios ≥ 1.25 compared with the national average AF-related mortality. The four highest-risk birth states for blacks also predicted elevated AF-related mortality among white subjects, but patterns were attenuated. The odds ratio for AF-related mortality associated with SB birth was 1.19 (confidence interval 1.13-1.25) for black and 1.09 (CI 1.07-1.12) for white subjects when we adjusted for SB adult residence. CONCLUSIONS: Place of birth predicted AF-related mortality, after we adjusted for place of adult residence. The association of AF-related mortality and SB birth parallels that of other cardiovascular diseases and may likewise indicate an importance of early life factors in the development of AF.

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Ann Epidemiol

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1873-2585

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

21

Issue

10

Start / End Page

732 / 738

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Southeastern United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geography
  • Female
  • Epidemiology
 

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Patton, K. K., Benjamin, E. J., Kosheleva, A., Curtis, L. H., & Glymour, M. M. (2011). Early-life antecedents of atrial fibrillation: place of birth and atrial fibrillation-related mortality. Ann Epidemiol, 21(10), 732–738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.06.003
Patton, Kristen K., Emelia J. Benjamin, Anna Kosheleva, Lesley H. Curtis, and M Maria Glymour. “Early-life antecedents of atrial fibrillation: place of birth and atrial fibrillation-related mortality.Ann Epidemiol 21, no. 10 (October 2011): 732–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.06.003.
Patton KK, Benjamin EJ, Kosheleva A, Curtis LH, Glymour MM. Early-life antecedents of atrial fibrillation: place of birth and atrial fibrillation-related mortality. Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;21(10):732–8.
Patton, Kristen K., et al. “Early-life antecedents of atrial fibrillation: place of birth and atrial fibrillation-related mortality.Ann Epidemiol, vol. 21, no. 10, Oct. 2011, pp. 732–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.06.003.
Patton KK, Benjamin EJ, Kosheleva A, Curtis LH, Glymour MM. Early-life antecedents of atrial fibrillation: place of birth and atrial fibrillation-related mortality. Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;21(10):732–738.
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Published In

Ann Epidemiol

DOI

EISSN

1873-2585

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

21

Issue

10

Start / End Page

732 / 738

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Southeastern United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geography
  • Female
  • Epidemiology