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Effect of intensive versus standard BP lowering on incident AF in SPRINT
| Treatment arm | Participants (n) |
Events (n) |
Event rate (1000 person-years) |
HR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive BP lowering | 4003 | 88 | 6.21 | 0.74 (0.56,0.98) | 0.037 |
| Standard BP lowering | 4019 | 118 | 8.33 |
Clinical site at randomization was used as a stratification factor
AF= atrial fibrillation; BP= blood pressure; HR (95% CI) = hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)
