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Table 4 Associations between fat depots patterns, identified through principal component analysis, with incident atrial fibrillation

From: Imaging-based body fat depots and new-onset atrial fibrillation in general population: a prospective cohort study

 

Per SD of factor scores

Per quartile of factor scores

P for trend

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Subcutaneous fat dominant pattern (PC1)

 Model 1

1.27 (1.06–1.53)

1.00 (Ref.)

0.83 (0.47–1.45)

1.35 (0.81–2.25)

1.72 (1.00–2.94)

0.02

 Model 2

1.24 (1.02–1.51)

1.00 (Ref.)

0.75 (0.43–1.35)

1.27 (0.75–2.13)

1.58 (0.91–2.74)

0.04

 Model 3

1.21 (0.98–1.49)

1.00 (Ref.)

0.76 (0.43–1.34)

1.25 (0.74–2.11)

1.50 (0.85–2.65)

0.07

Visceral fat dominant pattern (PC2)

 Model 1

1.20 (0.99–1.50)

1.00 (Ref.)

1.77 (0.95–3.30)

2.07 (1.11–3.85)

1.86 (0.97–3.55)

0.09

 Model 2

1.16 (0.93–1.47)

1.00 (Ref.)

1.83 (0.97–3.45)

1.90 (0.99–3.63)

1.69 (0.85–3.38)

0.20

 Model 3

1.13 (0.90–1.43)

1.00 (Ref.)

1.82 (0.96–3.42)

1.84 (0.96–3.53)

1.58 (0.78–3.18)

0.31

  1. Values are shown as hazard ratios and 95% confidence interval. N = 1297
  2. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, PC principal component
  3. Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex. Model 2 was additionally adjusted for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, smoking, total alcohol intake, lipid-lowering medication and cardiac medication and history of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, and coronary heart disease. Model 3 was additionally adjusted for total lean mass