Table 4:
Incidence of atrial fibrillation per 1000 person-years, by level of alcohol consumption*
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| Events, n/N | Rate | Events, n/N | Rate | Events, n/N | Rate | Standardized rate† | |
| Low | 761/11 311 | 15.4 | 418/7 464 | 12.6 | 1 179/18 775 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
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| Moderate | 759/9 593 | 17.8 | 112/1 546 | 15.9 | 871/11 139 | 17.5 | 17.3 |
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| High | 38/465 | 18.5 | 5/54 | 20.0 | 43/519 | 18.7 | 20.8 |
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| All | 1 558/21 369 | 16.5 | 535/9 064 | 13.2 | 2 093/30 433 | 15.5 | – |
*
Low = < 1 drink/wk; moderate = 1–14 drinks/wk (about 2 drinks/d) for women and 1–21 drinks/wk (about 3 drinks/d) for men; high = > 14 drinks/wk (> 2 drinks/d) for women and > 21 drinks/wk (> 3 drinks/d) for men.
†
Standardized for age and sex.