Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Daytime Napping, Incident Atrial Fibrillation, and Dynamic Transitions With Dementia
Main finding · Incident AFResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 1.17 95% CI 1.12–1.22Study context
- Population
- UK Biobank participantsUK Biobank
- Participants
- 476,588 participants
- Exposure
- Frequent daytime napping vs never/rarely napping
- Outcome
- Incident AF
Methodological detailsmultistate survival analysis, mediation analysis
- Multistate survival analysis
- Mediation analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hazard ratio
1.17
95% CI 1.12–1.22
Frequent nappingvs Never/rarely
HR 1.17 (95% CI 1.12–1.22)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mediation of napping–atrial fibrillation (AF) association by LVEF
- Proportion mediated by LVEF
- 26.2% (95% CI: 4.2%-74.1%)
Transition from AF to comorbid AF and dementia
- Frequent napping associated with 1.27-fold risk of transition
Original publication
Daytime Napping, Incident Atrial Fibrillation, and Dynamic Transitions With Dementia. JACC Adv. Published 12 July 2024. doi:10.
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