Variables | Outcomes | Multivariate hazard ratio (95% CI) | |
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Men | Women | ||
*MI = myocardial infarction; BP = blood pressure. CI defined in glossary. | |||
†Hazard ratios adjusted for age and refer to risk at 1 standard deviation above the mean for each variable. | |||
Waist hip ratio† | CVD death | 1.60 (1.27 to 2.02) | 1.59 (1.16 to 2.17) |
CHD death | 1.47 (1.10 to 1.96) | 1.88 (1.26 to 2.81) | |
Previous CHD (angina or MI) | CVD death | 2.46 (1.54 to 3.95) | 5.10 (2.32 to 11.20) |
CHD death | 3.14 (1.86 to 5.29) | 7.28 (2.66 to 19.92) | |
Current smoking | CVD death | – | 3.08 (1.55 to 6.10) |
CHD death | – | 2.89 (1.15 to 7.30) | |
Diastolic BP† | CVD death | 1.28 (1.04 to 1.57) | – |
CHD death | 1.27 (1.00 to 1.61) | – | |
Triglycerides† | CHD death | 1.49 (1.03 to 2.15) | – |