Chinese General Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (33): 4192-4198.DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2024.0612

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Atrial Fibrillation among Adults in China: a Meta-analysis

  

  1. 1. Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia in Medicine and Health, Jinan 250014, China
    2. Department of Pacing and Electrophysiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University/Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Remodeling, Urumqi 830054, China
  • Received:2024-12-02 Revised:2025-02-26 Published:2025-11-20 Online:2025-09-17
  • Contact: HOU Yinglong

中国成年人心房颤动患病率及影响因素的荟萃分析

  

  1. 1.250014 山东省济南市,山东第一医科大学第一附属医院(山东省千佛山医院)心血管病科 山东省医药卫生心律失常重点实验室
    2.830054 新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐市,新疆医科大学第一附属医院心脏中心起搏电生理科 新疆心电生理与心脏重塑重点实验室
  • 通讯作者: 侯应龙
  • 作者简介:

    作者贡献:

    侯应龙、商鲁翔负责研究的构思与设计,研究的实施,撰写论文;商鲁翔、朱明琪、高梅进行数据的收集与整理,统计学处理,图、表的绘制与展示;周贤惠、汤宝鹏进行论文的修订;侯应龙负责文章的质量控制与审查,对文章整体负责,监督管理。

  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金资助项目(82100343); 中国博士后科学基金面上项目(2024M751896); 山东省博士后创新项目(SDCX-ZG-202400007); 临床流行病学北京市重点实验室开放课题

Abstract:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common clinical arrhythmia and has become a key focus in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in China. A systematic investigation of the prevalence of AF can help improve prevention and control strategies and holds significant public health implications.

Objective

To systematically review the prevalence and risk factors of AF in the adult population in China, and to provide evidence for the standardized prevention and treatment of AF.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, and CBM databases were searched to collect the cross-sectional study on the prevalence of AF in Chinese adults from inception to Aug 2024. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data and evaluated the bias risk included in the study. R software and random effect model were used to calculate the prevalence of AF, and subgroup analysis was carried out according to sex, age and residence. Meta-analysis was made on the influencing factors of AF reported in the literature.

Results

A total of 23 studies were included, comprising 1 233 226 participants, among whom 27 471 were diagnosed with AF. The prevalence of AF varied widely across studies, ranging from 0.37% to 5.8%. The meta-analysis revealed that the overall prevalence of AF in mainland Chinese adults was 1.59% (95%CI=1.18%-2.12%). Subgroup analyses showed that the prevalence of AF was higher in males (1.92%) than in females (1.46%) (χ2=123.847, P<0.001). AF prevalence increased progressively with age (χ2trend=4 236.897, P<0.001). No significant difference was found between urban (1.85%) and rural (1.45%) residents (χ2=2.919, P=0.088). Potential risk factors for AF included age (OR=1.086, 95%CI=1.038-1.136, P<0.001), coronary heart disease/myocardial infarction (OR=2.677, 95%CI=1.847-3.879, P<0.001), hypertension (OR=1.677, 95%CI=1.255-2.241, P=0.004), heart failure (OR=4.514, 95%CI=2.683-7.596, P<0.001), rheumatic/valvular heart disease (OR=8.015, 95%CI=1.045-61.481, P=0.047), and obesity (OR=1.993, 95%CI=1.503-2.643, P<0.001) .

Conclusion

Current evidence indicates a relatively high prevalence of atrial fibrillation among adults in China. Advanced age, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other factors may be associated with the development of atrial fibrillation. To mitigate the public health burden attributed to this condition, it is imperative to strengthen screening programs for high-risk populations in China, emphasizing early detection, prompt diagnosis, and timely intervention. Such measures are critical to reducing the clinical and societal impact of atrial fibrillation.

Key words: Atrial fibrillation, China, Adult, Prevalence, Risk factor, Meta-analysis

摘要:

背景

心房颤动是临床常见心律失常,已成为我国心血管疾病防治的重点,系统调研心房颤动患病率有助于完善防控策略,具有重要的公共卫生意义。

目的

系统评价中国成年人群心房颤动患病情况及影响因素,为心房颤动规范化防治提供证据支持。

方法

检索PubMed、Embase、Cochrane Library、中国知网、万方数据知识服务平台、维普网、中国生物医学文献数据库,搜集有关中国成年人心房颤动患病率的横断面研究,检索时限为建库至2024年8月。由2名研究者独立筛选文献、提取数据并评价纳入研究的偏倚风险后,采用R软件计算合并心房颤动患病率,按性别、年龄、居住地进行亚组分析,对纳入文献报道的心房颤动影响因素进行Meta分析。

结果

共纳入23项研究,包括1 233 226例研究对象,其中27 471例心房颤动患者。不同研究间心房颤动患病率差异较大,最低为0.37%,最高为5.8%。Meta分析结果显示中国成年人心房颤动患病率为1.59%(95%CI=1.18%~2.12%)。亚组分析显示,男性心房颤动患病率(1.92%)高于女性(1.46%)(χ2=123.847,P<0.001);心房颤动患病率随着年龄增长而逐渐增加(χ2趋势=4 236.897,P<0.001);城市(1.85%)和农村(1.45%)居民心房颤动患病率差异无统计学意义(χ2=2.919,P=0.088)。心房颤动患病可能的危险因素包括高龄(OR=1.086,95%CI=1.038~1.136,P<0.001)、冠心病/心肌梗死(OR=2.677,95%CI=1.847~3.879,P<0.001)、高血压(OR=1.677,95%CI=1.255~2.241,P=0.004)、心力衰竭(OR=4.514,95%CI=2.683~7.596,P<0.001)、风湿性/瓣膜性心脏病(OR=8.015,95%CI=1.045~61.481,P=0.047)、肥胖(OR=1.993,95%CI=1.503~2.643,P<0.001)。

结论

现有证据显示我国成年人心房颤动患病率较高,高龄、心血管疾病、肥胖等可能与心房颤动患病相关,未来我国应加强心房颤动高危人群筛查,做到早发现、早诊断、早治疗,以尽可能降低心房颤动导致的公共卫生负担。

关键词: 心房颤动, 中国, 成年人, 患病率, 危险因素, 荟萃分析