Kaplan-Meier curves for selected echocardiographic parameters, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Jackson Cohort, 1993–2009.

<p>A: Left Atrial Diameter. B: Left Ventricular Diameter (Diastole). C: Left Ventricular Mass Index (g/m²). D: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. E: E/A Ratio. F: % Fractional Shortening of the Left Ventricular Diameter.</p

Inclusion and exclusion criteria, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Jackson Cohort, 1993–1995.

<p>Inclusion and exclusion criteria, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Jackson Cohort, 1993–1995.</p

Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association of echocardiographic parameters in quintiles with time to incident atrial fibrillation (AF), ARIC Jackson Cohort, 1993–2009.

<p><b>*</b> Linear trend in quintile number.</p>†<p>Model 1 - adjusted for age and sex.</p>‡<p>Model 2 – adjusted for Model 1 + CHARGE risk score.</p><p>Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association of echocardiographic parameters in quintiles with time to incident atrial fibrillation (AF), ARIC Jackson Cohort, 1993–2009.</p

Baseline characteristics with incident atrial fibrillation (AF) events through 2009 follow-up, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Jackson Cohort, 1993–1995.

<p><b>* Data given as mean±SD or n (%).</b></p><p>Baseline characteristics with incident atrial fibrillation (AF) events through 2009 follow-up, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Jackson Cohort, 1993–1995.</p