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. 2025 Aug 7;10(8):105539. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2025.105539

Table 3.

Multivariable Cox regression models assessing the risk CHIP and mosaic loss of the Y chromosome in men on various cardiovascular-related endpoints

Characteristic N Event N HR1 95% CI1 P value
Time to incident CVD
 No CH 14 812 9464 Ref.
 Both 341 254 0.994 0.877-1.127 0.926
 CHIP only 1032 735 1.083 1.004-1.168 0.040
 LOY only 6193 4343 0.993 0.957-1.031 0.717
 CHIP × LOY 0.916 0.798-1.050 0.208
RERI (95% CI) = –0.091 (–0.214, 0.031)
AP (95% CI) = –0.094 (–0.107, –0.082)
SI (95% CI) = 0.916 (0.798-1.034)
Time to incident CAD
 No CH 14 812 2920 Ref.
 Both 341 80 0.918 0.734-1.147 0.452
 CHIP only 1032 256 1.106 0.973-1.258 0.124
 LOY only 6193 1467 1.016 0.953-1.084 0.619
 CHIP × LOY 0.796 0.622-1.019 0.070
RERI (95% CI) = –0.229 (–0.439 to –0.019)
AP (95% CI) = –0.258 (–0.323 to –0.194)
SI (95% CI) = 0.796 (0.596-0.996)
Time to CV death
 No CH 14 812 305
 Both 341 10 0.998 0.530-1.880 0.995
 CHIP only 1032 30 1.151 0.789-1.677 0.466
 LOY only 6193 173 1.046 0.864-1.267 0.642
 CHIP × LOY 0.360 0.445-1.823 0.771
RERI (95% CI) = –0.105 (–0.724 to 0.513)
AP (95% CI) = –0.101 (–0.179 to –0.041)
SI (95% CI) = 0.900 (0.307-1.494)
Time to CAD death
 No CH 14 812 159 Ref.
 Both 341 4 0.807 0.298-2.188 0.674
 CHIP only 1032 12 0.902 0.500-1.625 0.730
 LOY only 6193 96 1.166 0.898-1.512 0.249
 CHIP × LOY 0.775 0.254-2.367 0.654
RERI (95% CI) = –0.230 (–1.094 to 0.633)
AP (95% CI) = –0.306 (–0.709 to 0.098)
SI (95% CI) = 0.775 (–0.249 to 1.800)
Time to any death
 No CH 14 812 3402 Ref.
 Both 341 136 1.307 1.099-1.553 0.002
 CHIP only 1032 367 1.342 1.205-1.496 <0.001
 LOY only 6193 1859 1.080 1.019-1.145 0.010
 CHIP × LOY 0.907 0.750-1.097 0.315
RERI (95% CI) = –0.111 (–0.306 to 0.083)
AP (95% CI) = –0.086 (–0.098 to –0.075)
SI (95% CI) = 0.907 (0.786-1.028)

Models adjusted for age at baseline, smoking status, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, prevalent CVD, number of days between date of recruitment and date of cancer diagnosis, and genotyping principal components 1-10.

AP, attributable proportion; CAD, coronary artery disease; CH, clonal hematopoiesis; CHIP, clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio; LOY, mosaic loss of the Y chromosome; mCA, mosaic chromosomal alteration; Ref., referent category; RERI, relative excess risk due to interaction; SI, synergy index.