What risk factors are associated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation?
A systematic review and field synopsis of 23 factors in 32 population-based cohorts of 20 million participants found that cardiovascular risk factors are associated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation. Examples of these risk factors include hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, age, smoking, and obesity. Additionally, factors such as vitamin K antagonist control, warfarin use and international normalized ratio levels, and evidence-based statin therapy uptake have been found to impact the incidence of atrial fibrillation. These findings were reported in several studies, such as Moran et al. (2016), Amerena et al. (2012), Oldgren et al. (2014), Oh et al. (2016), Akao et al. (2013), Guo et al. (2013), and Xia et al. (2016).  