Gendered social determinants of health and risk of major adverse outcomes in atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with adverse outcomes and social determinants of health (SDOH), which are gendered, may predict adverse outcomes in AF. We used a registry of AF patients from 27 European countries. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to investigate the associations between gendered SDOH and the primary outcome, a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Several SDOH were independent predictors: no higher education (OR:1.17;95 %CI:1.05-1.28), lower health (OR:1.08;95 %CI:1.05-1.11), higher GII (OR:1.12;95 %CI:1.03-1.22 each 0.100), reduced mobility (OR:1.18;95 %CI:1.02-1.38) and reduced self-care (OR:1.35;95 %CI:1.14-1.61). Gendered SDOH are independently associated with adverse events in AF.