Early Life Antecedents of Atrial Fibrillation: Place of Birth and Atrial Fibrillation Related Mortality

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• Alternative Title:
  Ann Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Patton, Kristen K ; Benjamin, Emelia J ; Kosheleva, Anna ; Curtis, Lesley H. ; Glymour, M Maria
• Description:
  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 US.
  
  Methods
  
  We estimated 3-year (1999-2001) average AF-related mortality rates, using US vital statistics for 55-89 year old whites (136,573 AF-related deaths) and blacks (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 US stroke belt (SB), stratified by race. SB results were replicated using 1989-1991 data.
  
  Results
  
  Among blacks, four contiguous birth states were associated with statistically significant ORs>=1.25 compared to the national average AF-related mortality. The four highest-risk birth states for blacks also predicted elevated AF-related mortality among whites, but patterns were attenuated. The odds ratio for AF-related mortality associated with SB birth was 1.19 (CI 1.13, 1.25) for blacks and 1.09 (CI 1.07, 1.12) for whites, adjusting for SB adult residence.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Place of birth predicted AF-related mortality, after adjusting 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.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Black Or African American Female Geography Humans Male Middle Aged Residence Characteristics Risk Factors White People

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• Source:
  Ann Epidemiol. 2011; 21(10):732-738.
• Pubmed ID:
  21798760
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3166377
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 AG028321-01/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; R01 AG027122/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; N01-HC-25195/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; 1R03OH009338-01/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R03 OH009338/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R21AG03438501/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; R01 HL092577/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; T32 AG000158/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; R03 CA137666/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; RC1 HL101056/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; RC1 HL101056-01/RC/CCR NIH HHS/United States ; R01 HL102214/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; 1RC1 HL101056/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; R01 AG023399/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; 1 R91 AG927321/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; N01HC25195/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; 1R01AG027122-01A2/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; R01 HL092577-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; 1R01HL102214/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; RC1 HL101056-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; 1R03CA137666-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; 1R01HL092577/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States ; R01 AG028321/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Southeastern United States
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:324b39dea511ba573eaec344d309711613f67af71bd560bfc6359a5d1a5491de
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33241/cdc_33241_DS1.pdf
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