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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Mar 31.
Published in final edited form as: Heart. 2025 Jun 13;111(13):618–625. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324618

Table 3. Prevalence and odds ratio of the individual cardiovascular conditions in adults with atrial fibrillation compared to adults without atrial fibrillation.

Health condition Adults with
AF, n (%)
(N=34,338)
Adults without
AF, n (%)
(N=907,739)
Unadjusted OR
(95%CI)
OR adjusted for
age and sex
(95%CI)
OR adjusted for
age, sex and IMD
(95%CI)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm 470 (1.4) 1209 (0.1) 10.41 (9.34-11.57) 2.27 (2.02-2.54) 2.26 (2.01-2.53)
Cardiomyopathy 1552 (4.5) 2591 (0.3) 16.54 (15.51-17.62) 9.58 (8.88-10.35) 9.55 (8.85-10.31)
Conduction disorder 5824 (17.0) 16521 (1.8) 11.02 (10.67-11.38) 2.72 (2.63-2.82) 2.71 (2.62-2.81)
Coronary heart disease 15322 (44.6) 56358 (6.2) 12.17 (11.90-12.45) 3.29 (3.21-3.38) 3.29 (3.21-3.38)
Heart failure 6023 (17.5) 5912 (0.7) 32.45 (31.24-33.70) 9.07 (8.70-9.46) 9.07 (8.70-9.46)
Heart valve disorder 3906 (11.4) 7327 (0.8) 15.77 (15.15-16.42) 5.54 (5.29-5.80) 5.57 (5.32-5.82)
Hypertension 26882 (78.3) 204954 (22.6) 12.36 (12.04-12.69) 2.76 (2.68-2.84) 2.75 (2.67-2.83)
Pericardial effusion
noninflammatory
786 (2.3) 1700 (0.2) 12.49 (11.46-13.59) 5.85 (5.31-6.46) 5.83 (5.28-6.42)
Peripheral arterial disease 2336 (6.8) 10233 (1.1) 6.40 (6.11-6.70) 1.97 (1.88-2.07) 1.96 (1.86-2.06)
Sick sinus syndrome 939 (2.7) 728 (0.1) 35.03 (31.78-38.62) 10.94 (9.79-12.23) 10.97 (9.81-12.27)
Stroke 6272 (18.3) 19283 (2.1) 10.30 (9.98-10.62) 2.70 (2.61-2.79) 2.69 (2.60-2.78)
Supraventricular tachycardia 2830 (8.2) 5829 (0.6) 13.90 (13.27-14.55) 8.85 (8.38-9.35) 8.87 (8.40-9.37)
Transient ischaemic attack 3893 (11.3) 12755 (1.4) 8.97 (8.64-9.32) 2.19 (2.10-2.28) 2.18 (2.09-2.27)
Ventricular tachycardia 965 (2.8) 1534 (0.2) 17.08 (15.74-18.52) 7.43 (6.76-8.17) 7.40 (6.73-8.14)

AF= atrial fibrillation; CI= confidence interval; IMD= Index of Multiple Deprivation; OR= odds ratio.