Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/43123, first published .
Step Count, Self-reported Physical Activity, and Predicted 5-Year Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Cross-sectional Analysis

Step Count, Self-reported Physical Activity, and Predicted 5-Year Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Cross-sectional Analysis

Step Count, Self-reported Physical Activity, and Predicted 5-Year Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Cross-sectional Analysis

Ayelet Shapira-Daniels   1 , MD ;   Jelena Kornej   2 , MSc, MD ;   Nicole L Spartano   3 , PhD ;   Xuzhi Wang   4 , MS ;   Yuankai Zhang   4 , BS ;   Chathurangi H Pathiravasan   4 , PhD ;   Chunyu Liu   4 , PhD ;   Ludovic Trinquart   4 , MPH, PhD ;   Belinda Borrelli   5 , PhD ;   David D McManus   6, 7 , ScM, MD ;   Joanne M Murabito   1, 2 , ScM, MD ;   Emelia J Benjamin   2, 8, 9 , ScM, MD ;   Honghuang Lin   2, 6 , PhD

1 Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

2 Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Framingham, MA, United States

3 Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Weight Management, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

4 Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

5 Center for Behavioral Science Research, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States

6 Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

7 Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

8 Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

9 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

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  • Honghuang Lin, PhD
  • Department of Medicine
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