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. 2009 Jul 5;19(4):177–181. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20081032

Table 2. Unadjusted and multivariable-adjusted logistic regression analysis of the association of atrial fibrillation (AF) with ethnicity and geographic region, by sensitivity to detect AF*.

Method to
Detect AF
  Belt vs non-Belt
OR (95%CI)
Black vs white
OR (95% CI)
SR plus ECG Model 1 0.80 (0.58–1.10) 0.19 (0.12–0.32)
  Model 2 0.69 (0.50–0.95) 0.20 (0.12–0.33)
  Model 3 0.66 (0.47–0.92) 0.20 (0.12–0.33)
ECG Model 1 0.83 (0.65–1.06) 0.39 (0.29–0.52)
  Model 2 0.77 (0.60–0.98) 0.43 (0.31–0.57)
  Model 3 0.71 (0.55–0.92) 0.40 (0.29–0.54)
SR Model 1 1.02 (0.91–1.14) 0.80 (0.71–0.90)
  Model 2 0.99 (0.88–1.10) 0.78 (0.70–0.88)
  Model 3 0.96 (0.85–1.08) 0.70 (0.62–0.79)
SR or ECG Model 1 1.01 (0.91–1.12) 0.80 (0.71–0.89)
  Model 2 0.98 (0.88–1.09) 0.79 (0.70–0.88)
  Model 3 0.95 (0.85–1.06) 0.71 (0.63–0.80)

*Model 1 = unadjusted; model 2 = adjusted for age, sex, and ethnicity (in region analysis) or region (in ethnicity analysis); model 3 = adjusted for model 2 variables, plus hypertension, diabetes, and BMI.