Table 2.
Association of LTL Shortening and Incident AF
| Age‐ and Sex‐Adjusted | Multivariable‐Adjusteda | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI)b | P Value | HR (95% CI)b | P Value | |
| LTL | 1.06 (0.90–1.25) | 0.48 | 1.01 (0.86–1.19) | 0.90 |
AF indicates atrial fibrillation; CI, confidence interval; LTL, leukocyte telomere length.
a
Covariates included age, sex, height, weight, smoking, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, antihypertensive medication, diabetes mellitus, history of myocardial infarction, and history of heart failure.
b
HR=hazard ratio associated with a decrease in LTL of 1 SD (0.57 kb).