Table 4.

Prevalence of AF in Different Settings and Countries: A Summary of Major Literature.

Author, year, country	Setting	Study population	AF diagnose	Prevalence (%)
Andersson, Löndahl, Abdon, & Terent, 2012, Sweden	Medical records/Register Auricula	N = 65,532; age > 35, M age = 74.3; 42.6% women	Resting ECG or Holter	3.9
Norberg et al., 2013, Sweden	Swedish Patient Register	N = 75,945; age > 30, M age = 77; 43% women	Resting ECG	3.0
Friberg & Bergfeldt., 2013, Sweden	Swedish Patient Register	N = 7,232,006; age ≥ 20, M age = 75.2; 45% women	AF diagnose resting ECG	2.9
Heeringa et al., 2006, Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Population-based cohort	N = 6,808; age ≥ 55, M age = 59.5; 59% women	History of AF diagnose or resting ECG	5.5
Schnabel et al., 2012, Mainz, Germany	Population study	N = 5,000; age = 35-74, M age = 52.2; 50.6% women	History of AF diagnose or resting ECG	2.5
Wilke et al., 2013, Germany	Insurance register/AF diagnose	N = 8,298,896; all ages, M age = 73.1; 44.5% women	History of AF diagnose	2.1
Murphy et al., 2007, Glasgow, Scotland/the United Kingdom	General practitioners	N = 362,155; age = 45-75, 49% woman	—	9.4
Stefansdottir et al., 2011, Iceland	Database with AF diagnose	N = 145,907; age > 20, M age 73	Resting ECG	2.0
Cea-Calvo et al., 2007, Spain	Physician list of patients	N = 7,108; age 60-84, M age 71.9; 53.6 % women	History of AF diagnose or resting ECG	8.5
Bonhorst et al., 2010, Portugal	Population study	N = 10,447; age > 40, M age 58; 55% women	Resting ECG	2.5

Note. AF = atrial fibrillation; ECG = electrocardiography.