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. 2023 Jan 23;19(2):E010922208402. doi: 10.2174/1573403X18666220901102557

Table 1.

Predictive scores for new-onset atrial fibrillation.

Study (Ref) Cases /
Number of Pts
Age (Years) Follow-up, Years Database/Type of Study Variables/ Key Findings
CHARGE-AF score [3]
(5-year risk)
1.771/18.556 46-94yrs 5yrs ARIC, CHS, FHS/ Prospective Cohort Study C index of 0.77 (0.75-0.78)/ age, ethnicity, height, weight, SBP/DBP, current smoking, HT treatment, DM, HF, myocardial infarction,
FHS score [4]
(10-year risk)
457/4.764 60.9 (45-95)yrs 10yrs FHS/ Cohort Study C index of 0.78 (0.76-0.80)/ Age sex, significant murmur, HF, SBP, HT treatment, body mass index, PR interval
ARIC score [5]
(10-year risk)
616/14.546 45-64yrs 10yrs ARIC/ Prospective Cohort C index of 0.78/ Age, ethnicity, height, smoking, SBP, HT therapy, pericardial murmur, left ventricular hypertrophy, left atrium enlargement, DM, HF, CAD
C2HEST score [6]
(1-year risk model)
14.095/ 240.459 N/A 7.9±11.5mths French nationwide study/ Retrospective cohort study C index of 0.734 (0.732-0.736)/ CAD or COPD, HT, elderly, systolic HF, thyroid disease
C2HEST score [7] 921/471.446 47 ± 16yrs 11(4.1 ± 3.5)yrs Chinese Yunnan Insurance Database/ Cohort Study C index of 0.75 (0.73-0.77)/ CAD or COPD, HT, elderly, systolic HF, thyroid disease
WHS score [8]
(10-year risk model)
616/19.940 52.9 (49-59) yrs 14.5yrs Women’s Health Study/ Prospective Cohort study C index of 0.72 (0.68-0.75)/ Age, weight, height, SBP, alcohol use, smoking
MHS score [9]
(10-year risk model)
2.791/145.182 63yrs 10yrs Maccabi Healthcare services/ Prospective Cohort Study C index of 0.75 (0.74-0.76)/ Age, Sex, Body mass index, myocardial infarction, PAD, HT therapy, SBP, COPD, autoimmune/inflammatory disease, age to HF
JMC score [10]
(7-year risk model)
349/65.984 52yrs 5.5yrs Retrospective cohort study C index of 0.77/ Age, waist circumference, DBP, alcohol consumption, heart rate, cardiac murmur
Shandong score [11] 134/33.186 56.69 ± 9.85 years (45-85) years 2.6 years Shandong multi-center health check-up longitudinal study/ Prospective cohort study C index of 0.77/ Age, sex, CAD, HT
AI-ECG model output [12] 1.936 75.8 (70.4-81.8) years 7.4 years (4.7-10.9) Mayo Clinic Study of Aging/ Prospective Cohort Study C index of 0.69 (0.66-0.72)/ AI-ECG algorithm
EHR-AF [13]
(5-year risk)
14.334/ 412.085 45-95 years 5 years Partners HealthCare System Research Patient Data Registry C index of 0.777 (0.771-0783)/ male sex, age, race, smoking, height, weight, DBP, HT, hyperlipidemia, HF, CAD, valvular disease, previous stroke/TIA, PAD, chronic kidney disease, and hypothyroidism

Abbreviations: Pts, Patients: SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure: DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure: HT, Hypertension: DM, Diabetes Mellitus: HF, Heart Failure: CAD, Coronary Artery Disease: COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: PAD, Peripheral Artery Disease: TIA, Transient Ischemic Attack: Mths, Months: Yrs, Years