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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Mar 5;83(9):873–886. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.031

TABLE 3.

Composite Endpoint of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event for Individuals With and Without Baseline ASCVD

Composite Endpoint: MACE ASCVD (n = 10,181) No ASCVD (n = 6,238)
1st-50th percentile 1,886/5,423 (34.8) 423/3,618 (11.7)
51st-70th percentile 816/2,086 (39.1) 144/1,119 (12.9)
71st-90th percentile 749/1,827 (41.0) 152/1,065 (14.3)
91st-100th percentile 351/845 (41.5) 94/436 (21.6)
Unadjusted HR (95% CI) Adjusteda HR (95% CI) Unadjusted HR (95% CI) Adjusteda HR (95% CI)
1st–50th percentile Reference Reference
51st–70th percentile 1.18 (1.09–1.28); P < 0.001 1.14 (1.05–1.24); P = 0.002 1.11 (0.92–1.35); P = 0.265 1.09 (0.90–1.32); P = 0.354
71st–90th percentile 1.26 (1.15–1.37); P < 0.001 1.21 (1.11–1.32); P < 0.001 1.24 (1.03–1.49); P = 0.024 1.17 (0.97–1.41); P = 0.096
91st–100th percentile 1.27 (1.14–1.43); P < 0.001 1.26 (1.12–1.41); P < 0.001 2.04 (1.63–2.55); P < 0.001 1.93 (1.54–2.42); P < 0.001

Values are n/N (%) unless otherwise indicated.

a

Adjusted for age, sex, self-reported race/ethnicity, hypertension, chronic kidney disease status, non-Lp(a) hyperlipidemia, diabetes, insulin use (in diabetic individuals), and smoking status.

MACE = major adverse cardiovascular events; other abbreviations as in Table 2.