Table 2.
Prevalence and trend of AF in health check-up population in China between 2012 and 2017.
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Overall | 2012–2017 APC [95%CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO. | NO. | NO. | NO. | NO. | NO. | NO. | ||
| Prevalence | Prevalence | Prevalence | Prevalence | Prevalence | Prevalence | Prevalence | ||
| [95% CI] | [95% CI] | [95% CI] | [95% CI] | [95% CI] | [95% CI] | [95% CI] | ||
| Total * | ||||||||
| 526,550 | 555,905 | 593,699 | 634,888 | 548,877 | 189,259 | 30,49,178 | −1.01 [−4.25,2.33] | |
| 0.43% [0.41%,0.45%] | 0.42% [0.40%,0.43%] | 0.46% [0.44%,0.47%] | 0.44% [0.42%,0.45%] | 0.42% [0.41%,0.44%] | 0.40% [0.37%,0.42%] | 0.43% [0.42%,0.44%] | ||
| Age groups † | ||||||||
| 35–44 | 187,274 | 193,032 | 202,149 | 204,703 | 176,509 | 54,069 | 10,17,736 | 15.16 [6.42,24.62] |
| 0.02% [0.02%,0.03%] | 0.03% [0.02%,0.04%] | 0.03% [0.02%,0.03%] | 0.03% [0.03%,0.04%] | 0.04% [0.03%,0.04%] | 0.05% [0.03%,0.07%] | 0.03% [0.03%,0.03%] | ||
| 45–54 | 163,077 | 177,905 | 195,727 | 214,839 | 198,508 | 68,286 | 10,18,342 | −1.72 [−7.88,4.86] |
| 0.14% [0.12%,0.16%] | 0.11% [0.09%,0.12%] | 0.11% [0.10%,0.13%] | 0.11% [0.10%,0.12%] | 0.12% [0.11%,0.14%] | 0.12% [0.10%,0.15%] | 0.12% [0.11%,0.12%] | ||
| 55–65 | 105,861 | 112,018 | 119,318 | 126,859 | 105,283 | 39,352 | 608,691 | −3.31 [−7.76,1.36] |
| 0.40% [0.36%,0.44%] | 0.38% [0.34%,0.42%] | 0.39% [0.35%,0.42%] | 0.40% [0.36%,0.43%] | 0.37% [0.33%,0.40%] | 0.31% [0.25%,0.36%] | 0.38% [0.36%,0.39%] | ||
| ≥65 | 70,338 | 72,950 | 76,505 | 88,487 | 68,577 | 27,552 | 404,409 | −1.01 [−5.57,3.77] |
| 1.67% [1.58%,1.77%] | 1.70% [1.60%,1.79%] | 1.88% [1.78%,1.98%] | 1.80% [1.72%,1.89%] | 1.69% [1.59%,1.79%] | 1.57% [1.42%,1.71%] | 1.74% [1.70%,1.78%] | ||
| Region ‡ | ||||||||
| Southern | 316,764 | 314,070 | 344,211 | 360,716 | 322,381 | 76,993 | 17,35,135 | 2.34 [−1.27,6.09] |
| 0.39% [0.36%,0.41%] | 0.36% [0.34%,0.38%] | 0.43% [0.41%,0.45%] | 0.43% [0.41%,0.45%] | 0.42% [0.40%,0.44%] | 0.42% [0.37%,0.47%] | 0.41% [0.40%,0.42%] | ||
| Northern | 209,786 | 241,835 | 249,488 | 274,172 | 226,496 | 112,266 | 13,14,043 | −4.88 [−8.93,−0.66] |
| 0.48% [0.45%,0.51%] | 0.49% [0.46%,0.51%] | 0.50% [0.47%,0.52%] | 0.44% [0.42%,0.47%] | 0.43% [0.40%,0.45%] | 0.36% [0.33%,0.40%] | 0.46% [0.45%,0.47%] | ||
| Sex § | ||||||||
| Male | 314,250 | 330,362 | 355,224 | 374,781 | 327,002 | 109,814 | 18,11,433 | −0.80 [−3.86,2.36] |
| 0.50% [0.48%,0.53%] | 0.49% [0.46%,0.51%] | 0.53% [0.50%,0.55%] | 0.51% [0.49%,0.54%] | 0.51% [0.48%,0.53%] | 0.46% [0.42%,0.50%] | 0.51% [0.50%,0.52%] | ||
| Female | 212,300 | 225,543 | 238,475 | 260,107 | 221,875 | 79,445 | 12,37,745 | −1.31 [−5.24,2.78] |
| 0.35% [0.32%,0.37%] | 0.34% [0.32%,0.37%] | 0.38% [0.36%,0.41%] | 0.35% [0.33%,0.38%] | 0.34% [0.31%,0.36%] | 0.33% [0.29%,0.37%] | 0.35% [0.34%,0.36%] | ||
AF, atrial fibrillation; CI, confidence interval; APC, annual percentage change.
Prevalence of AF in China was standardized by age, sex, and region.
Prevalence of AF in different age groups was standardized by sex and region.
Prevalence of AF in southern and northern China was standardized by age and sex.
Prevalence of AF in male and female were standardized by age and region.