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Are Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Sex-Dependent? A Narrative Review
Yusheng Zhou1, Claire Grall-Johnson2, Jonathan Houle3
1Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, poses a significant public health and economic burden. Although socioeconomic factors such as income and education have been implicated in AF incidence and outcomes, the potential sex-specific associations remained underexplored. This narrative review aimed to fill this gap by synthesizing existing literature on the sex-specific impact of socioeconomic factors on AF incidence, treatment, and outcome. Among these socioeconomic factors, we identified income and education as the most frequently cited determinants. Nevertheless, the magnitude and direction of these sex differences remained inconsistent across studies. The review uncovered that many studies did not include sex in the analysis when assessing the impact of socioeconomic factors on AF. We highlighted that there is a paucity of studies employing sex-stratified reporting and sex interaction analyses, thereby hindering a deeper understanding of these relationships.
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