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Meta-Analysis of Cohort and Case–Control Studies of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

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Huxley, Rachel R., Filion, Kristian B., Konety, Suma, Alonso, Alvaro·2011·The American Journal of Cardiology

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most clinically diagnosed cardiac disturbances but little is known about its risk factors. Previous epidemiological studies have reported on the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and subsequent risk of AF with inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of published studies to reliably determine the direction and magnitude of any association between DM and AF. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. PUBMED and EMBASE were searched to identify prospective cohort and case-control studies that had reported on the association between DM and other measures of glucose homeostasis with incident AF by April 2010. Studies conducted in primarily high-risk populations and participants in randomized controlled trials were excluded. Seven prospective cohort studies and four case-control studies with information on 108,703 cases of AF among 1,686,097 individuals contributed to this analysis. The summary estimate indicated that individuals with DM had an approximate 40% greater risk of AF compared with unaffected individuals: RR 1.39 (95% Confidence Intervals: 1.10 – 1.75; p for heterogeneity <0.001). After correcting for publication bias the RR was XXXXXXX. Studies that had adjusted for multiple risk factors reported a smaller effect estimate compared with age-adjusted studies: RR 1.24 (95% Confidence Intervals: 1.06 – 1.44) versus 1.70 (1.29 – 2.22); p for heterogeneity = 0.053. The population attributable fraction of AF due to DM was 2.5% (95% CI: 0.1 – 3.9%). In conclusion, DM is associated with an increased risk of subsequent AF but the mechanisms that may underpin the relation between DM and AF remain speculative.

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Authors
Huxley, R. R., Filion, K. B., Konety, S., & Alonso, A.
Venue
The American Journal of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-07
Volume
108
Issue
1
Pages
56-62
ISSN
0002-9149 (ISSN-L)
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3.01
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en
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Huxley, R. R., Filion, K. B., Konety, S., & Alonso, A. (2011). Meta-Analysis of Cohort and Case–Control Studies of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation. The American Journal of Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.03.004

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