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. 2013 Oct 3;8(10):e76448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076448

Table 3. Multivariate Cox regression analysis for cardiovascular disease.

Characteristic CVD Stroke CHD Heart failure
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
GD 1.32 (1.22-1.43)*** 1.15 (1.01-1.32)* 1.42 (1.28-1.58)*** 1.31 (1.00-1.73)#
Male gender 1.08 (1.01-1.15)* 1.36 (1.22-1.51)*** 0.95 (0.87-1.04) 0.81 (0.64-1.02)
Age (in years)a
 31-40 2.33 (1.76-3.09)*** 2.71 (1.56-4.72)*** 2.35 (1.65-3.34)*** 1.30 (0.46-3.69)
 41-50 4.45 (3.41-5.81)*** 4.68 (2.76-7.93)*** 4.55 (3.27-6.34)*** 3.20 (1.26-8.11)*
 51-60 7.54 (5.79-9.81)*** 9.48 (5.64-15.94)*** 7.06 (5.08-9.82)*** 5.31 (2.12-13.30)***
>60 11.52 (8.85-15.0)*** 19.97 (11.92-33.45)*** 7.71 (5.53-10.74)*** 15.14 (6.14-37.28)***
PVD 1.33 (1.03-1.73)*  1.54 (1.05-2.28) * 1.21 (0.82-1.76) 1.52 (0.67-3.41)
COPD 1.18 (1.09-1.28)*** 1.01 (0.88-1.15) 1.26 (1.13-1.40)*** 1.60 (1.25-2.06)***
Diabetes mellitus 1.17 (1.07-1.28)*** 1.43 (1.24-1.65)*** 0.98 (0.85-1.11) 1.08 (0.79-1.48)
Hyperlipidemia 1.21 (1.11-1.31)*** 1.03 (0.89-1.20) 1.43 (1.27-1.60)*** 0.77 (0.56-1.06)
Hypertension 1.65 (1.53-1.78)*** 1.70 (1.51-1.93)*** 1.55 (1.39-1.72)*** 2.06 (1.61-2.65)***
Alcoholism 2.10 (1.36-3.23)*** 2.02 (0.96-4.26) 1.73 (0.92-3.22) 7.13 (2.62-19.42)***
CLD  1.10 (1.01-1.19) * 1.01 (0.88-1.16) 1.20 (1.08-1.34)** 0.91 (0.67-1.22)
Anemia 1.10 (0.55-2.19) 1.30 (0.42-4.04) 1.12 (0.47-2.69) -

Abbreviations: GD, gallstone disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CLD, chronic liver disease; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

18-30 years as reference

# P=0.05; *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001