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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Mar 26;61(21):2169–2179. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.047

Table 5.

Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals for peripheral artery disease according to level of immune complexes (IC).

IgG ApoB-IC IgM ApoB-IC
WOMEN
Per 1 SD
increase
Tertile Per 1 SD
increase
Tertile
1 2 3 1 2 3
Range
(RLU)
272-906 907-1,328 1,329-12,372 Range
(RLU)
23-1,142 1,143-2,050 2,051-21,500
No. Cases 144 41 58 45 No. Cases 144 49 52 53
Model 1 1.00 (0.82-1.21) 1.0 (ref) 1.53 (0.96-2.44) 1.15 (0.71-1.88) Model 1 1.13 (0.95-1.33) 1.0 (ref) 0.78 (0.48-1.26) 1.13 (0.71-1.80)
Model 2 0.97 (0.78-1.20) 1.0 (ref) 1.55 (0.94-2.55) 1.08 (0.64-1.83) Model 2 1.15 (0.96-1.38) 1.0 (ref) 0.82 (0.49-1.38) 1.21 (0.74-1.98)
Model 3 0.96 (0.73-1.24) 1.0 (ref) 1.67 (0.96-2.93) 0.94 (0.51-1.74) Model 3 1.14 (0.92-1.41) 1.0 (ref) 0.78 (0.45-1.37) 1.08 (0.61-1.91)

MEN
Per 1 SD
increase
Tertile Per 1 SD
increase
Tertile
1 2 3 1 2 3
Range
(RLU)
459-1,460 1,461-2,061 2,062-28,725 Range
(RLU)
96-685 686-1,235 1,236-59,411
No. Cases 143 54 43 46 No. Cases 143 49 47 47
Model 1 0.88 (0.68-1.13) 1.0 (ref) 0.68 (0.43-1.08) 0.77 (0.48-1.24) Model 1 1.08 (0.97-1.21) 1.0 (ref) 0.90 (0.57-1.43) 0.94 (0.60-1.48)
Model 2 0.89 (0.68-1.15) 1.0 (ref) 0.65 (0.38-1.09) 0.84 (0.49-1.44) Model 2 1.10 (0.93-1.31) 1.0 (ref) 0.90 (0.54-1.52) 0.97 (0.59-1.59)
Model 3 0.86 (0.63-1.17) 1.0 (ref) 0.65 (0.36-1.19) 0.98 (0.53-1.82) Model 3 1.13 (0.91-1.42) 1.0 (ref) 1.11 (0.63-1.97) 0.97 (0.55-1.73)

Model 1: adjusted for matching factors (age, race (women only), month of blood draw, fasting status, and smoking status).

Model 2: adjusted for matching factors, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C, hsCRP, and HbA1c.

Model 3: adjusted for matching factors, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C, hsCRP, HbA1c, parental history of MI before age 60, pack-years of smoking, physical activity, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, BMI, aspirin use and postmenopausal hormone use (women only).