Table 3.
Effect of adjustment for phase 3 risk factors on the relationship between incident CHD death/non-fatal myocardial infarction and the relative index of inequality for grade
| CHD deaths/non-fatal myocardial infarction (201events/5,312 men) |
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|---|---|---|
| Adjustments | Adjusted relative index of inequality (95% CI) |
Per cent change in relative index of inequalitya |
| Age | 2.43 (1.48 – 4.00) | - |
| Age, ethnic group | 2.17 (1.28 – 3.67) | Baseline |
| Behavioural variables | ||
| Age, ethnic group + smoking | 1.88 (1.10 – 3.20) | −19 |
| Age, ethnic group + smoking + physical activity + alcohol + diet (model A) | 1.72 (0.98 – 3.01) | −30 |
| Biological variables | ||
| Age, ethnic group + metabolic syndrome variablesb (model B) | 1.76 (1.04 – 2.98) | −27 |
| Age, ethnic group + inflammatoryc | 1.82 (1.07 – 3.08) | −23 |
| Age, ethnic group + metabolic syndrome variablesb + inflammatory (model B1) | 1.57 (0.92 – 2.72) | −42 |
| Behavioural + biological variables | ||
| Age, ethnic group + all behavioural + metabolic syndrome variablesb (model C) | 1.46 (0.86 – 2.48) | −51 |
| Age, ethnic group + all behavioural + metabolic syndrome variablesb + inflammatoryc (model C1) | 1.41 (0.80 – 2.47) | −56 |
| Age, ethnic group + all behavioural + metabolic syndrome variablesb + height | 1.37 (0.78 – 2.41) | −59 |
| Age, ethnic group + all behavioural + metabolic syndrome variablesb + inflammatoryc + height | 1.34 (0.76 – 2.35) | −62 |
a
Change, compared with the age- and ethnic group-adjusted value, in the relative index of inequality for grade
b
Metabolic syndrome variables: waist, systolic BP, diastolic BP, HDL-cholesterol, triacylglycerol, fasting glucose
c
Inflammatory markers: plasma fibrinogen, serum CRP and IL-6