Table 2.
Relative risk approach to assessing the role of risk factors in explaining social inequalities in CHD.a
| Socioeconomic Position (SEP) |
% changeb High/Low SEP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjustment in addition to age | High | Intermediate RR (95% CI) | Low RR (95% CI) | |
| None | 1.0 (ref) | 1.09 (0.91–1.32) | 1.66 (1.20–2.29) | (ref) |
| Smoking | 1.0 (ref) | 1.07 (0.88–1.29) | 1.54 (1.11–2.14) | −18% |
| Hypertension | 1.0 (ref) | 1.08 (0.89–1.31) | 1.57 (1.14–2.17) | −14% |
| High cholesterol | 1.0 (ref) | 1.09 (0.90–1.32) | 1.64 (1.19–2.26) | −3% |
| Diabetes | 1.0 (ref) | 1.08 (0.90–1.31) | 1.62 (1.17–2.23) | −6% |
| All 4 risk factors | 1.05 (0.87–1.27) | 1.41 (1.01–1.96) | −38% | |
a
No. of CHD events: 227 in the high-SEP group, 203 in the intermediate-SEP group, and 44 in the low-SEP group.
b
Contribution of risk factor to explaining difference in CHD between the high and low SEP groups.