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. 2019 Jun 30;12(1):2198. doi: 10.4022/jafib.2198

Supplementary Table 1. Online questionnairesfrom the Health eHeart Study.

Basic demographics
1. What is your biological sex? o Male o Female
2. Where were you born (country)? o U.S.A. o Mexico o China o India o Philippines o Other country
3. What is your racial background? Check all that apply. o Black or African American o White o Asian (including South Asian and Asian Indian) o Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander o American Indian or Alaska Native o Some other race o Don’t know
4. Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin or ancestry? o No o Yes, Mexican, Mexican American or Chicano o Yes, Puerto Rican o Yes, Cuban o Yes, Other or Mixed Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin o Don’t know
Medical history
1. Hypertension o Yes o No o Don’t know
2. Diabetes? Do not include pre-diabetes. o Yes o No o Don’t know
3. Coronary artery disease (blockages in your heart vessels) or angina (chest pain)? o Yes o No o Don’t know
4. A heart attack? o Yes o No o Don’t know
5. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF, Heart Failure)? o Yes o No o Don’t know
6. Stroke or TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack or Mini-Stroke)? o Yes o No o Don’t know
7. Do you or have you ever had a congenital heart disease (a heart birth defect)? o Yes o No o Don’t know
8. Sleep apnea (obstructive sleep apnea, OSA)? o Yes o No o Don’t know
9.COPD (emphysema, chronic bronchitis, obstructive pulmonary disease)? o Yes o No o Don’t know
10. Asthma, to the point that you use inhalers daily or have been to the hospital for your asthma o Yes o No o Don’t know
11. A cardiac arrest? o Yes o No o Don’t know
12. Do you have an implanted device for your heart? If you have one, you were given a card which has this information on it. o No o Pacemaker (not an ICD) o ICD (Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator) o Implanted Loop Recorder or rhythm monitor (e.g., Reveal, Confirm) o Other
Smoking history
1. Have you ever smoked cigarettes regularly (at least 1 cigarette per day and a total of 100 cigarettes in your lifetime)? o Yes o No
2. Do you smoke now? o Daily o Some days o No
Alcohol history
1. Did you drink any alcoholic beverages in the past year? o No o Yes o Don’t know o I refuse to answer
2. Did you drink alcohol more than once or twice in the past? o No o Yes o Don’t know o I refuse to answer
3. How many drinks of wine do you usually have per week? A drink is a 5-ounce glass. Round down. _____ drinks per week
4. How many drinks of beer do you usually have per week? One beer is a 12-ounce glass, can, or bottle. Round down. _____ drinks per week
5. How many drinks per week do you usually have of hard liquor? Count each shot, which is 1 ½ ounces, as one drink. Round down _____ drinks per week
6. During the past 24 hours, how many drinks have you had? _____ drinks per week
7. Approximately how many years ago did you stop drinking? Round do the nearest year except round ½ down; e.g., record 1 ½ as 1). _____ years
8. What was the usual number of drinks you consumed per week before you stopped? Write in 00 if less than one drink per week. _____ drinks per week
Atrial fibrillation history
1. Did you have any symptoms (such as palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, difficulty exercising, or generalized ‘feeling bad’) when you were first diagnosed (or prior to)? o Yes o No o Don’t know
2. Are you in atrial fibrillation all the time? o Yes o No. It comes and goes on its own o No. It has stopped because of a shock to your heart or because of a medication o Don’t know
3. Have you ever had a shock to your check or cardioversion? o Yes o No o Don’t know
4. Have you ever had an ablation for your atrial fibrillation? o Yes o No
5. What symptoms do you have when you have atrial fibrillation? It’s OK if you only experience these symptoms sometimes. Check all that apply. o I never have symptoms o Palpitations or irregular or “funny” heartbeats o Shortness of breath of difficulty breathing o Difficulty exercising or exerting o Chest pain, pressure, or discomfort o Dizziness o Feeling generally tired o Feeling generally “off” your normal self o Other o Don’t know