Educational level, mediators, and risk of atrial fibrillation by sex in The Tromsø Study 1994–2016
We found protective indirect effect of education on AF through lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in women, but not in men. The direct effect in both women and men indicated increased risk by higher education, although non-significant.
Authors
- Tom Wilsgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-9472)
- Linn Nilsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9548-1972)
- Maja‐Lisa Løchen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-6573)
- Ekaterina Sharashova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-2065)
- Andrew Mashchak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0684-1148)
Institutions
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf227
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitetet i Tromsø
- Helse- og Omsorgsdepartementet
- Helse Nord RHF