Presence of atrial fibrillation (AF) at baseline, at re-examination and at incident hospitalisations according to lung function
| FEV1 % pred | |||
| <60% | 60–80% | ≥80% | |
| At baseline | |||
| Subjects n | 1253 | 3904 | 8351 |
| Presence of AF | 15 (1.20) | 32 (0.82) | 31 (0.37) |
| At re-examination | |||
| Subjects n | 809 | 2947 | 6910 |
| Presence of AF | 9 (1.11) | 25 (0.85) | 28 (0.41) |
| At hospital admission | |||
| Subjects n | 1167 | 3699 | 8315 |
| All cases of AF | 47 (4.03) | 96 (2.60) | 147 (1.77) |
| AF as main diagnosis | 46 (3.94) | 28 (0.76) | 19 (0.23) |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated
FEV1 % pred: forced expiratory volume in one second % predicted