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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2013 Mar;126(3):220–227.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.040

Appendix Table 1.

sensitivity analysis*. Age- and multivariable-adjusted OR's (95% CI) for RLS according to vascular risk factors (n=28,015)

No RLS RLS Age-adjusted Multivariable-
adjusted
24,732 3,283 OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
History of hypertension 11,569 1,652 1.16 (1.08, 1.25) 1.04 (0.96, 1.13)
History of diabetes 1,610 268 1.28 (1.12, 1.46) 1.13 (0.98, 1.30)
History of cholesterol ≥ 240mg/dl 13,106 1,908 1.24 (1.15, 1.33) 1.17 (1.08, 1.26)
BMI categories
 <23 5,864 679 1.00 1.00
 23–24.9 4,524 559 1.07 (0.95, 1.20) 1.04 (0.93, 1.18)
 25–29.9 8,480 1,148 1.17 (1.06, 1.29) 1.12 (1.01, 1.24)
 30–34.9 3,856 558 1.25 (1.11, 1.41) 1.16 (1.02, 1.32)
 ≥35 2,008 339 1.46 (1.27, 1.69) 1.34 (1.15, 1.56)
Smoking Status
 Never 12,901 1,550 1.00 1.00
 Past 9,868 1,441 1.22 (1.13, 1.31) 1.22 (1.13, 1.32)
 Current < 15 cigarettes/day 985 139 1.17 (0.98, 1.41) 1.21 (1.00, 1.46)
 Current ≥ 15 cigarettes/day 978 153 1.30 (1.09, 1.56) 1.31 (1.09, 1.57)
Alcohol consumption
 Rarely/never 10,397 1,449 1.00 1.00
 1–3 drinks per month 2,883 384 0.96 (0.85, 1.08) 0.96 (0.85, 1.08)
 1–6 drinks per week 8,553 1,087 0.91 (0.84, 0.99) 0.92 (0.84, 1.00)
 ≥1 drink/day 2,899 363 0.90 (0.80, 1.02) 0.90 (0.80, 1.03)
Exercise
 Rarely/never 9,258 1,285 1.00 1.00
 <1/week 4,894 673 0.99 (0.90, 1.09) 1.01 (0.91, 1.12)
 1–3 times/week 7,797 1,017 0.94 (0.86, 1.03) 0.98 (0.90, 1.07)
 ≥ 4 times/week 2,783 308 0.80 (0.70, 0.91) 0.85 (0.74, 0.97)
Parental history of myocardial
infarction
4,207 625 1.15 (1.05, 1.26) 1.11 (1.01, 1.22)
*

2,247 women with a history of polyneuropathy, kidney disease/kidney failure, liver disease, rheumatoid arthritis, intermittent claudication or who underwent peripheral artery disease surgery were excluded.

Multivariable models include all vascular risk factors and were adjusted for age, randomized aspirin assignment, postmenopausal status, postmenopausal hormone use, oral contraceptive use.