Table 3.
Population attributable fraction (%) and 95% confidence intervals for incident arrhythmias across pulmonary disease phenotypes
| Respiratory symptoms with normal spirometric results | Restrictive impairment pattern | Obstructive spirometry pattern | Pooled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any arrhythmias | 1.7 (0–3.7) | 3.0 (1.1–4.8) | 11.3 (8.5–13.9) | 10.7 (7.8–13.5) |
| AF/AFL | 2.0 (0–5.1) | 5.0 (1.4–8.3) | 18.7 (14.4–22.7) | 16.7 (12.4–20.8) |
| VAs | 0.9 (0–0.6) | 4.7 (0–9.5) | 18.2 (11.5–24.3) | 16.1 (9.0–22.8) |
| SSS | 0 | 1.6 (0–7.6) | 0 | 0 |
| High-grade AV block | 2.2 (0–8.7) | 10.5 (3.4–17.0) | 5.4 (0–14.5) | 10.1 (0–19.4) |
| PAC/PVC | 0 | 3.2 (0–7.7) | 10.9 (4.3–17.0) | 9.4 (2.3–17.0) |
Abbreviations: AF/AFL atrial fibrillation/flutter, VAs ventricular arrhythmias, SSS sick sinus syndrome, AV atrioventricular, PAC/PVC premature atrial/ventricular complexes