Table 4.

Birth in the AF-risk zone, adult risk factors and hazard ratios for AF-related mortality, Health and Retirement Study

	Model 1: Adjusted for social factors		Model 2: Adjusted for BMI and smoking status		Model 3: Adjusted for adult cardiovascular risk factor
	HR	(95% CI)	HR	(95% CI)	HR	(95% CI)
Birth in AF-risk zone	1.71	(1.15 to 2.53)	1.71	(1.15 to 2.54)	1.66	(1.12 to 2.47)
Age	1.15	(1.13 to 1.16)	1.14	(1.13 to 1.16)	1.14	(1.12 to 1.16)
Men vs. women	0.78	(0.53 to 1.14)	0.80	(0.54 to 1.17)	0.83	(0.56 to 1.21)
Black vs. white race	0.55	(0.35 to 0.86)	0.55	(0.35 to 0.87)	0.59	(0.38 to 0.94)
Height, inches	1.09	(1.04 to 1.14)	1.09	(1.04 to 1.14)	1.08	(1.03 to 1.13)
Education, years	1.00	(0.96 to 1.04)	1.00	(0.96 to 1.04)	1.01	(0.97 to 1.05)
Log household wealth*	0.91	(0.84 to 0.98)	0.91	(0.84 to 0.98)	0.93	(0.86 to 1.00)
Current smoker			0.94	(0.59 to 1.50)	1.04	(0.65 to 1.67)
Body mass index			0.99	(0.96 to 1.02)	0.98	(0.95 to 1.01)
Diabetes					1.28	(0.86 to 1.91)
Hypertension					1.48	(1.13 to 1.94)
Stroke					1.32	(0.87 to 2.01)
Heart disease					2.61	(1.99 to 3.41)

Each column presents coefficients from a single regression model. No covariates other than those listed were included in the models.

^*In thousands divided by the square root of the household size, CPI adjusted to 1992 US dollars, and natural log transformed.

All covariates were assessed at baseline (enrollment).