Variables used in the risk models
| Study | Yr | Ht | Wt | CF | CD | MI | V | CPD | SD | Stnt | Str | DM | KTx | Hsp | M/F | HTN | Eth | BI | M | PR | BP | R | T | LAE | LVH |
| SAAFE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | x | x | x | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| CHARGE-AF-A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| CHARGE-AF-S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| ARIC | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| WHS | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| Framingham | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Framingham-PR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mayo | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| HATCH | X | X | X | X | X |
Yr=age, Ht=height, Wt=weight, CF=congestive heart failure, CD=coronary artery disease, MI=myocardial infarction, V=valvular heart disease, CPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SD=cardiac arrest, Stnt=coronary stent, Str=stroke, DM=diabetes mellitus, KTx=kidney transplant, Hsp=hospitalisation within 2 years for specified cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions, M/F=sex, HTN=medication use for hypertension, Eth=ethanol use, BI=body mass index, M=heart murmur, PR=PR interval on ECG, BP=blood pressure, R=reported race, T=tobacco/smoking status, LAE=left atrial enlargement, LVH=left ventricular hypertrophy.
ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities; CHARGE-AF-A, ‘Augmented’ CHARGE-AF model with ECG variables; CHARGE-AF-S, ‘Simple’ CHARGE-AF model excluding ECG variables; SAAFE, Screening for Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation Events; WHS, Women’s Health Study.