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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 7.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2011 Jun 7;154(11):719–726. doi: 10.1059/0003-4819-154-11-201106070-00003

Table 2.

Risk of Incident PAD According to Smoking Status

Smoking Status
Never Past Current, <15
cigs/day
Current, ≥15
cigs/day
P trend*
Participants 20336 14263 1967 3259
Events / Person-years of follow-up 30 / 260855 63 / 182532 22 / 24440 63 / 39502 -
Age-adjusted incidence rate 0.12 0.34 0.95 1.63 -
Baseline examination
Age adjusted model (n=39825) 1.0 (Referent) 2.95 (1.91–4.55) 8.76 (5.05–15.21) 16.51 (10.66–25.57) <0.001
Multivariable model 1 (n=39803) 1.0 (Referent) 2.96 (1.92–4.58) 9.26 (5.33–16.09) 16.53 (10.66–25.62) <0.001
Multivariable model 2 (n=38960) § 1.0 (Referent) 3.14 (2.01–4.90) 8.93 (5.02–15.89) 16.95 (10.77–26.67) <0.001
Smoking updated during follow-up
Age adjusted model (n=39825) 1.0 (Referent) 2.97 (1.94–4.55) 11.28 (6.62–19.21) 20.99 (13.29–33.15) <0.001
Multivariable model 1 (n=39803) 1.0 (Referent) 2.98 (1.95–4.56) 11.89 (6.97–20.28) 21.19 (13.40–33.50) <0.001
Multivariable model 2 (n=38960) § 1.0 (Referent) 3.16 (2.04–4.89) 11.94 (6.90–20.65) 21.08 (13.10–33.91) <0.001
Subcohort with available blood samples (n=28314)
Participants 14631 10389 1255 2039
Events / Person-years of follow-up 21 / 188625 43 / 133470 14 / 15742 39 / 24878 -
Age-adjusted incidence rate 0.11 0.32 1.02 1.57 -
Age adjusted model (n=28314) 1.0 (Referent) 2.85 (1.69–4.80) 8.98 (4.56–17.68) 16.45 (9.65–28.05) <0.001
Multivariable model 1 (n=27347) 1.0 (Referent) 2.89 (1.70–4.91) 7.12 (3.46–14.63) 13.46 (7.38–23.42) <0.001
Multivariable model 2 (n=27159) 1.0 (Referent) 2.83 (1.64–4.86) 5.58 (2.61–11.93) 9.52 (5.17–17.53) <0.001

Data are HR (95% CI)

*

P for trend across categories of cigarette smoking

Incidence rates are per 1000 person years of observation

Additionally adjusted for history of hypertension, history of diabetes, and history of hypercholesterolemia

§

Additionally adjusted for body mass index, alcohol consumption, and physical activity

Additionally adjusted for history of hypertension, history of diabetes, body mass index, alcohol consumption, physical activity and measured total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Additionally adjusted for high sensitivity C-reactive protein and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1

PAD = Peripheral artery disease