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Body mass index (BMI<\/jats:styled-content>), body height, body surface area (BSA<\/jats:styled-content>), waist and hip circumference, waist\u2010to\u2010stature ratio, waist\u2010to\u2010hip ratio, and mid\u2013upper arm circumference (MUAC<\/jats:styled-content>) were measured by trained physicians. AF<\/jats:styled-content> was assessed after a 4.4\u2010year follow\u2010up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>There were 115 new cases of AF<\/jats:styled-content> observed after the follow\u2010up. Taking lower values of these measures for reference, the adjusted AF<\/jats:styled-content> risk was 2.42 (95% confidence interval [CI<\/jats:styled-content>]:1.88\u20103.12) for the highest stature quartile, 1.36 (95% CI<\/jats:styled-content>:1.15\u20101.62) for BMI<\/jats:styled-content> \u226530 kg\/m2<\/jats:sup>, 2.12 (95% CI<\/jats:styled-content>:1.73\u20132.59) for the highest BSA<\/jats:styled-content> quartile, 1.38 (95% CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 1.21\u20101.56) for higher MUAC<\/jats:styled-content>, and 1.39 (95% CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 1.23\u20101.58, P<\/jats:italic> < 0.0001) for higher hip circumference values. Central obesity did not seem to relevantly predict the onset of AF<\/jats:styled-content> in our sample. 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