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. 2023 May 31;10:1151575. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1151575

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.