Table 3.

Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% CI for lipid parameters and risk of myocardial infarction (n =163) using dichotomous definitions

Plasma lipid panel component		Unadjusted HR and 95%CI	Adjusted* HR and 95%CI
HDL-C (men <40 mg/dl, women <50 mg/dl)†		1.39(1.00–1.92)	1.79(1.25–2.56)
Race-ethnicity	Hispanic		1.35(0.79–2.31)
	Non-Hispanic black		2.36(1.16–4.81)
	Non-Hispanic whites		2.03(1.15–3.58)
Triglycerides >200 mg/dl†		1.53(1.03–2.28)	1.80(1.16–2.77)
Race-ethnicity	Hispanic		1.37(0.74–2.56)
	Non-Hispanic black		1.25(0.29–5.29)
	Non-Hispanic whites		2.82(1.47–5.42)
Triglycerides/HDL-C >2†		1.63(1.13–2.35)	1.85(1.25–2.74)
Race-ethnicity	Hispanic		0.89(0.51–1.55)
	Non-Hispanic black		3.31(1.47–7.44)
	Non-Hispanic whites		2.79(1.42–5.48)
LDL-C >130 mg/dl		1.26(0.92–1.73)	1.59(1.14–2.21)
Non-HDL-C >160 mg/dl		1.41(1.03–1.93)	2.02(1.44–2.82)
Total Cholesterol >240 mg/dl		1.71(1.20–2.43)	2.36(1.60–3.47)
Total Cholesterol/HDL-C (upper quartile)		1.86(1.35–2.57)	2.43(1.71–3.45)

^*adjusted for age, sex, race-ethnicity, education, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, waist circumference, tobacco use, valvular heart disease, moderate alcohol consumption, cholesterol medication use, and physical activity. Not adjusted for other lipid profile components.

^†Stratified models presented only when interaction term between race-ethnicity and the lipid profile component was statistically significant at p<0.05