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. 2013 Sep 3;8(9):e74355. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074355

Table 4. Independent associates of prevalent coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) at baseline.

CHD odds ratio CVD odds ratio
(95% CI) P-value (95% CI) P-value
Age (for a 10-year increase) 1.34 (1.14–1.57) <0.001 1.94 (1.50–2.50) <0.001
Male gender 1.74 (1.22–2.48) 0.002
Ex-smoker 1.42 (1.01–2.02) 0.047 1.72 (1.03–2.88) 0.040
Current smoking 2.66 (1.32–5.34) 0.006
Any exercise in past two weeks 0.54 (0.38–0.76) 0.001
Taking antihypertensive medications 3.77 (2.65–5.38) <0.001 2.20 (1.31–3.67) 0.003
Taking lipid-modifying medications 3.32 (2.06–5.35) <0.001
Taking digoxin 2.17 (1.21–3.89) 0.009