RR (95% CI) | |
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Cardiovascular diagnoses | 8.6 (8.5 to 8.6) |
Non-cardiovascular diagnoses | 4.0 (4.0 to 4.0) |
Arrhythmia | 20.1(19.8 to 20.3) |
Valvular heart disease | 13.9 (13.7 to 14.1 |
Thyroid disease | 11.5 (11.1 to 11.8) |
Stroke | 4.2 (4.1 to 4.2) |
Heart failure | 11.0 (10.9 to 11.1) |
Ischaemic heart disease | 6.8 (6.8 to 6.8) |
Diabetes | 5.7 (5.7 to 5.8) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 5.2 (5.2 to 5.3) |
Hypertension | 5.0 (5.0 to 5.1) |
Embolus | 5.0 (4.8 to 5.2) |
Syncope | 4.3 (4.2 to 4.4) |
Pneumonia | 4.1 (4.1 to 4.1) |
Anaemia | 3.8 (3.7 to 3.8) |
Other | 3.2 (3.2 to 3.2) |
The term arrhythmia refers to arrhythmias other than atrial fibrillation (AF). AF patients had higher risks for all diagnoses. For all RR, p<0.0001.