Seasonality, incidence and prognosis in atrial fibrillation and stroke in Denmark and New Zealand.

In contrast, we showed a highly significant increase in incidence rates of AF over time in both countries.

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In Denmark 36 088 subjects were hospitalised with stroke, and 7518 subjects in New Zealand, both showing peaks during winter with peak-to-trough ratios of 1.22 and 1.27, respectively and a decreasing trend.

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Primary and secondary effect measures Peak-to-trough ratio of the seasonal variation in incidence rates of stroke in AF patients adjusted for an overall trend was primary effect measure and was assessed using a log-linear Poisson regression model.

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