Table 2.

Association of unemployment with atrial fibrillation

	Model	Odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval) *	p-value
1:	Socio-demographic variables †	2.44 (2.05, 2.90)	<.001
2:	Model 2 plus economic variables‡	2.31 (1.88, 2.83)	<.001
3:	Model 2 plus perceived stress §	2.02 (1.63, 2.50)	<.001
4:	Model 3 plus cardiovascular risk factors||	1.60 (1.24, 2.07)	<.001

^*Odds ratio for AF in unemployed vs. employed participants using logistic regression analysis.

^†Age, sex, race, region of residence, education level

^‡Income and health insurance status

^§Perceived stress measured by the Cohen Perceived Stress 16-point Scale

^||Systolic blood pressure, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, body mass index, smoking status, diabetes, blood pressure lowering medications use, lipid-lowering medications use, history of coronary heart disease, history of stroke, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, albumin-to-creatinine ratio, history of heart failure, history of stroke, and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy.