Examining the lower range of the association between alcohol intake and risk of incident hospitalization with atrial fibrillation
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Inger Ariansen; Eirik Degerud; Knut Gjesdal; Grethe S. Tell; Øyvind Næss
- Source
- International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, Vol 31, Iss , Pp 100679- (2020)
- Subject
- Alcohol
Atrial fibrillation
Health behavior
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2352-9067
Background: Evidence is sparse on the association between alcohol intakes in the lower range and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to investigate self-reported low and moderate alcohol intakes and subsequent risk of incident AF among current drinkers. Methods: Norwegian population-based health examination surveys assessing self-reported daily alcohol intake (mean grams per day) were linked to health and population registers. Hazard ratios (HR) (95% confidence interval) for time to incident (first) hospitalization with AF by alcohol intake level were assessed by Cox regression, with adjustment for educational level and cardiovascular risk factors except blood pressure. Results: The study population included 234,392 participants (49% men). Incident hospitalization with AF was identified in 5043 (2.2%) persons during a mean follow-up of 9 years. Compared to a very low alcohol intake of