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. 2017 Jun 25;6(6):e006036. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006036

Table 2.

Cox Regression Analyses (Stratified on Year of Birth) for Body Size at Birth and Incident AF

Model 1a Model 2b
HR 95% CI P Value Individuals (Cases) HR 95% CI P Value Individuals (Cases)
All
Birth weightc
<2500 g 1.24 0.84 to 1.86 0.28 1.42 0.93 to 2.19 0.10
2500 to 2999 g 1.19 0.99 to 1.45 0.07 1.22 1.00 to 1.50 0.06
3000 to 3999 g 1 1
≥4000 g 1.26 1.03 to 1.54 0.02 1.12 0.90 to 1.39 0.33
Birth length, per cm increase 1.03 0.99 to 1.07 0.17 12 769 (865) 1.00 0.96 to 1.04 0.94 11 620 (788)
Men
Birth weightd 6707 (611) 6044 (547)
<2500 g 1.11 0.68 to 1.80 0.69 1.38 0.82 to 2.30 0.22
2500 to 2999 g 1.07 0.84 to 1.38 0.59 1.06 0.81 to 1.38 0.70
3000 to 3999 g 1 1
≥4000 g 1.25 0.99 to 1.57 0.06 1.11 0.86 to 1.42 0.42
Birth length, per cm increase 1.06 1.01 to 1.11 0.01 6658 (603) 1.04 0.99 to 1.09 0.17 6000 (541)
Women
Birth weighte 6169 (264) 5576 (241)
<2500 g 1.70 0.85 to 3.43 0.14 1.64 0.75 to 3.62 0.22
2500 to 2999 g 1.44 1.06 to 1.96 0.02 1.54 1.12 to 2.12 0.008
3000 to 3999 g 1 1
≥4000 g 1.35 0.88 to 2.08 0.17 1.19 0.75 to 1.58 0.45
Birth length, per cm increase 0.95 0.88 to 1.02 0.18 6111 (262) 0.92 0.86 to 1.00 0.05 5531 (239)

AF indicates atrial fibrillation; BMI, body mass index; HR, hazard ratio.

a

Adjusted for socioeconomic status at birth, gestational age, and sex (where applicable).

b

Adjusted for Model 1+maternal BMI.

c

P for quadratic trend=0.01 in Model 1 and 0.048 in Model 2.

d

P for quadratic trend=0.08 in Model 1 and 0.17 in Model 2.

e

P for quadratic trend=0.13 in Model 1 and 0.31 in Model 2.