Experts estimate that about 16 to 18 million Americans have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is considered a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (abnormal heart rhythm). However, the link between diabetes and atrial fibrillation has not been determined. Now research reports that diabetes significantly increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in women.
The study, published in Diabetes Care, investigated the relationship between diabetes and atrial fibrillation in women. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente analyzed data of 17,372 members of an HMO diabetes registry from 1999 to 2004. They compared them to similar nondiabetic patients. The participants were followed until December, 2008.
The researchers found that the prevalence of atrial fibrillation was significantly greater among the diabetes group. They determined that 3.6% of the diabetics had atrial fibrillation, compared with only 2.5% of the nondiabetics. Furthermore, diabetes was linked with a 26% increased risk of atrial fibrillation in women. However, diabetes was not a significant risk factor among men.
"In this population, diabetes was an independent determinant of atrial fibrillation prevalence but predicted incidence only among women," the study authors write. "These findings have potential public health implications and emphasize the need for further investigation of the mechanistic links between diabetes and atrial fibrillation."
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