TABLE 3.
Baseline factors | H (P value) | 95% Confidence interval |
Treatment group (T/A versus A) | 2.67 (<0.001) | (1.57, 4.54) |
Age >70 yearsa | 3.51 (<0.001) | (1.76, 6.98) |
Age 61–70a | 2.20 (0.014) | (1.17, 4.12) |
History of CHF | 3.20 (< 0.001) | (1.80, 5.69) |
History of stroke | 2.76 (0.002) | (1.46, 5.20) |
CRP > 7.5 mg/lb | 2.67 (0.004) | (1.36, 5.23) |
CRP >3–7.5 mg/lb | 1.81 (0.038) | (1.03, 3.17) |
T/A, torcetrapib plus atorvastatin; A, atorvastatin alone; CHF, congestive heart failure; CRP, C reactive protein. A treatment hazard ratio >1 indicates increased risk in the T/A treatment group compared with the A treatment group.
Relative to age ≤ 60.
Relative to CRP ≤ 3 mg/l.