Table 8 Independent predictors for fatal and non‐fatal any‐cause stroke and ischaemic stroke, in multivariate analyses, at ages 50 and 70 years over different follow‐up periods.
| Characteristics | Any‐cause stroke Part IIa Age 50–70 | Any‐cause stroke Part IIb Age 70 years to censored data | Ischaemic stroke Part IIa Age 50–age 70 years | Ischaemic stroke Part IIb Age 70 years to censored data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| ST depression | 2.45 (1.20 to 5.00) | 0.014 | 2.91 (1.27 to 6.67) | 0.01 | ||||
| T wave abnormality | 1.82 (1.04 to 3.19) | 0.035 | 2.27 (1.16 to 4.46) | 0.02 | ||||
| SBP | 1.48 (1.31 to 1.67) | <0.001 | 1.53 (1.31 to 1.79) | <0.001 | ||||
| Smoking | 1.77 (1.30 to 2.40) | <0.001 | 1.59 (1.06 to 2.39) | 0.03 | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.92 (1.04 to 3.56) | 0.04 | ||||||
| Atrial fibrillation | 8.95 (4.39 to 18.26) | <0.001 | 10.11 (4.53 to 22.6) | <0.001 | ||||
| LDL | 1.39 (1.05 to 1.84) | 0.02 | 1.47 (1.07 to 2.02) | 0.02 | ||||
| ApoA1 | 0.59 (0.43 to 0.82) | 0.002 | 0.58 (0.40 to 0.84) | 0.004 | ||||
ApoA1, apolipoprotein A1; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
HRs with 95% CIs from Cox's proportional hazards regression were applied to variables standardised to 1 SD and adjusted for age at entry.