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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2010 Jun;159(6):1102–1107. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.03.027

Table 4.

Multivariable-adjusted associations with atrial fibrillation in logistic regression analysis*

Odds Ratio (95% CI)* P-value
Age (years) 1.27 (1.13– 1.43) <.0001
Female sex 0.80 (0.65– 0.98) 0.0303
Race (Non-Hispanic Black vs. Non-Hispanic White) 1.07 (0.86– 1.34) 0.5283
Education (Reference: post-high school education) 0.0662
 Less than high school graduate 1.14 (0.86– 1.52)
 High school graduate 0.76 (0.58– 1.01)
 College graduate 1.03 (0.77– 1.37)
 Post graduate degree 0.84 (0.60– 1.17)
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 0.93 (0.84– 1.02) 0.1243
Body mass index (kg/m^2) 1.04 (0.94– 1.14) 0.4809
Physical activity: Total MET Hours/week 0.93 (0.83– 1.04) 0.1957
Smoking status (Reference: never) 0.0276
 Current 1.15 (0.84– 1.56)
 Former 1.34 (1.08– 1.66)
Congestive heart failure 3.28 (2.47– 4.36) <.0001
Any cardiovascular disease 1.94 (1.56– 2.43) <.0001
*

Odds ratios represent the multivariable associations of the individual variables which were significant in the demographic-adjusted models. Study geographic center was also in the multivariable model but the ORs were omitted from the table.