Table 3.

Age-adjusted relative incidence (RI) of a cardiovascular event (all cardiovascular events or MI and stroke only) after infection-related hospitalizations (any infection, septicemia, pulmonary, or genitourinary) based on all (recurrent) events

Risk period (days)	All Infections		Septicemia		Pulmonary		Genitourinary
	RI (95% CI)	P	RI (95% CI)	P	RI (95% CI)	P	RI (95% CI)	P
All cardiovascular events
1 to 30	1.25 (1.18 to 1.33)	<0.001	1.15 (1.02 to 1.28)	0.018	1.20 (1.08 to 1.34)	<0.001	1.20 (1.08 to 1.34)	<0.001
31 to 60	1.17 (1.09 to 1.26)	<0.001	1.18 (1.04 to 1.34)	0.009	1.10 (0.98 to 1.25)	0.115	1.10 (0.97 to 1.25)	0.134
61 to 90	1.08 (1.00 to 1.17)	0.062	1.21 (1.06 to 1.39)	0.005	1.10 (0.96 to 1.25)	0.186	1.01 (0.88 to 1.16)	0.899
1 to 90 (combined)	1.18 (1.13 to 1.24)	<0.001	1.17 (1.09 to 1.27)	<0.001	1.14 (1.06 to 1.23)	0.001	1.12 (1.04 to 1.21)	0.005
MI or stroke
1 to 30	1.28 (1.20 to 1.37)	<0.001	1.16 (1.02 to 1.31)	0.019	1.23 (1.10 to 1.38)	<0.001	1.24 (1.11 to 1.39)	<0.001
31 to 60	1.17 (1.09 to 1.27)	<0.001	1.18 (1.03 to 1.35)	0.017	1.05 (0.92 to 1.20)	0.485	1.11 (0.97 to 1.27)	0.135
61 to 90	1.05 (0.96 to 1.15)	0.292	1.15 (0.99 to 1.34)	0.068	1.03 (0.89 to 1.20)	0.655	1.02 (0.87 to 1.19)	0.808
1 to 90 (combined)	1.19 (1.13 to 1.25)	<0.001	1.16 (1.07 to 1.27)	<0.001	1.12 (1.03 to 1.22)	0.008	1.14 (1.05 to 1.25)	0.002

CI, confidence interval.