<div>Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; HF, Heart failure; MI,
myocardial infarction</div><div>* Adjusted for age, sex, economic status, body mass index, systolic and
diastolic blood pressure, blood glucose level, total cholesterol,
alcohol, smoking habits, as well as comorbidities, including
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic stroke/transient ischemic
attack, previous myocardial infarction, heart failure, peripheral artery
disease, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, chronic kidney disease, chronic
obstructive lung disease, liver disease, history of malignant neoplasm,
and cardiovascular medications.</div><div>† Before censoring heart failure, patients with heart failure were
excluded.</div><div>‡ Before censoring heart failure or myocardial infarction, patients with
heart failure or myocardial infarction were excluded.</div>