Table 2.

Incidence event rates per 100 person-years and corresponding 95% confidence intervals during 2-year follow-up of patients with different types of AF

Outcomes	Types of AF
	Paroxysmal (N = 14 344)		Persistent (N = 8064)		Permanent (N = 6773)		Overall (N = 29 181)
	Events	Rates (95% CI)	Events	Rates (95% CI)	Events	Rates (95% CI)	Events	Rates (95% CI)
Stroke/systemic embolism and its components
Stroke/systemic embolism	301	1.16 (1.03–1.29)	184	1.29 (1.1–1.49)	194	1.63 (1.42–1.88)	679	1.30 (1.21–1.40)
Stroke without systemic embolism	275	1.06 (0.94–1.19)	161	1.12 (0.96–1.31)	167	1.40 (1.20–1.63)	603	1.15 (1.06–1.25)
Ischaemic stroke	191	0.73 (0.63–0.84)	120	0.84 (0.70–1.00)	127	1.06 (0.89–1.26)	438	0.84 (0.76–0.92)
Ischaemic stroke or unknown type of stroke	246	0.94 (0.83–1.07)	148	1.03 (0.88–1.21)	149	1.25 (1.06–1.46)	543	1.04 (0.95–1.13)
Major bleeding and its components
Major bleeding	190	0.73 (0.63–0.84)	103	0.72 (0.59–0.87)	116	0.97 (0.81–1.16)	409	0.78 (0.71–0.86)
Major bleeding other than primary haemorrhagic stroke	177	0.68 (0.58–0.79)	92	0.64 (0.52–0.78)	100	0.84 (0.69–1.02)	369	0.70 (0.63–0.78)
Mortality and its components
All-cause mortality	716	2.72 (2.53–2.93)	574	3.97 (3.65–4.30)	713	5.92 (5.50–6.37)	2003	3.79 (3.63–3.96)
Cardiovascular	259	0.99 (0.87–1.11)	214	1.48 (1.29–1.69)	282	2.34 (2.08–2.63)	755	1.43 (1.33–1.54)
Non-cardiovascular mortality	292	1.11 (0.99–1.25)	215	1.49 (1.30–1.70)	275	2.29 (2.03–2.57)	782	1.48 (1.38–1.59)
Myocardial infraction or acute coronary syndrome	193	0.74 (0.64–0.85)	95	0.66 (0.54–0.81)	97	0.81 (0.66–0.99)	385	0.73 (0.66–0.81)
Congestive heart failure	390	1.51 (1.37–1.67)	331	2.35 (2.11–2.62)	302	2.58 (2.31–2.89)	1023	1.98 (1.87–2.11)

CI, confidence interval.