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

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

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

Adjusted geometric mean (GM) ratios with 95% CI of inflammatory biomarkers per unit increase in pack-years of cigarettes smoked among former and current smokers.

<p>Model adjusted for age, sex, education, race/ethnicity, alcohol use, body mass index, physical activity, estimated glomerular filtration rate, systolic blood pressure, diabetes status, total cholesterol, high density cholesterol, family history of myocardial infarction, antihypertensive use, lipid lowering medication use, aspirin use.</p

Baseline characteristics of study participants by categories of smoking status (2000–2005).

<p>Baseline characteristics of study participants by categories of smoking status (2000–2005).</p

Adjusted geometric mean (GM) ratios with 95% CI of inflammatory biomarkers per unit increase in number of cigarettes smoked/day among current smokers only.

<p>Model adjusted for age, sex, education, race/ethnicity, alcohol use, body mass index, physical activity, estimated glomerular filtration rate, systolic blood pressure, diabetes status, total cholesterol, high density cholesterol, family history of myocardial infarction, antihypertensive use, lipid lowering medication use, aspirin use and smoking duration.</p

Unadjusted baseline distributions of inflammatory biomarkers by categories of smoking status.

<p>Unadjusted baseline distributions of inflammatory biomarkers by categories of smoking status.</p

Characteristics of study participants.

<p>*Number of atherothrombotic stroke cases originally selected for resequencing.</p>#<p>In ischemic stroke cases only.</p

Characteristics of variants in the <i>NINJ2</i> targeted region.

<p>Characteristics of variants in the <i>NINJ2</i> targeted region.</p