Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Ethnic Differences in Atrial Fibrillation in the United Kingdom
Authors' conclusion
In a European population with universal access to health care, White individuals consistently experienced the highest risk of AF, but there were no detectable differences in AF-related stroke or systemic infarcts.
Study context
- Population
- UK Biobank participants, January 1, 2006 to June 30, 20208,706 incident atrial fibrillation (AF)
- Participants
- 458,785 participants
- Exposure
- Black, South Asian, Chinese and multiracial vs White ethnicity
- Whiten = 438,333reference
- Blackn = 7,244
- South Asiann = 9,143
- Chinesen = 1,376
- Multiracialn = 2,689
- Outcome
- Incident AF; AF-related stroke and systemic infarcts
Methodological detailsUK Biobank
- UK Biobank
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Incident AF
Each group vs whiteHazard ratio (95% CI)P value
Black
0.60(0.49–0.74)
P < 0.001South Asian
0.59(0.49–0.72)
P < 0.001Chinese
0.31(0.12–0.83)
P = 0.002Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
AF-related stroke and systemic infarct (in AF participants)
- Incident stroke and systemic infarct in AF participants
- 1,550
- No significant differences by ethnicity
- Small numbers of events
Original publication
Ethnic Differences in Atrial Fibrillation in the United Kingdom. JACC Adv. Published 3 July 2024. doi:10.
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