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. 2012 Summer;17(2):63–68.

TABLE 3.

OR for coronary artery disease occurrence with high levels of antibodies to pathogen (quartiles)

OR* (95%CI)
Pathogen Unadjusted P Adjusted P
CMV 1.62 (1.10–2.39) 0.014 2.23 (1.20–4.15) 0.011
HSV 1.43 (0.75–2.73) 0.280 0.59 (0.17–2.03) 0.402
C pneumoniae 1.35 (0.64–2.82) 0.425 2.76 (0.87–8.75) 0.085
H pylori 0.70 (0.40–1.23) 0.220 1.05 (0.46–2.42) 0.905
*

OR was determined using the first quartile as reference. Logistic regression analysis was performed in the age- and sex-matched subpopulation (n=866). Risk factors include age, sex, body mass index, waist to hip ratio, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia smoking and statin use;

Statistically significant. CMV Cytomegalovirus, C pneumonia Chlamydia pneumonia; H pylori Helicobacter pylori; HSV Herpes simplex virus.