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. 2018 Apr 12;7(8):e008424. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008424

Table 5.

Change in Life's Simple 7 Category Between Visit 1 and Visit 3 and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation (N=10 482)a

All (N=10 482) Baseline LS7 Category
Poor (N=678) Intermediate (N=6737) Ideal (N=3067)
Change in LS7 category
Decrease 1.03 (0.91, 1.18) ··· 1.13 (0.93, 1.37) 1.09 (0.88, 1.35)
No change Ref Ref Ref Ref
Increase 0.84 (0.72, 0.97) 0.56 (0.41, 0.77) 0.93 (0.77, 1.12) ···

Data presented as HR (95% CI). CI indicates confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; LS7, Life's Simple 7.

a

Results of multivariable Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for baseline LS7 score, age, sex, race, education, ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study site, alcohol consumption, and left ventricular hypertrophy. Covariates included were updated using data from visit 3.