Table 2.
ORs for CHD incidence by conventional risk factors in the Greek-EPIC cohort*
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking status (current vs never/former smokers) | 1.39 (1.08 to 1.80) | 0.012 |
| Hypertension (yes vs no) | 2.16 (1.68 to 2.78) | <0.001 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus (yes vs no) | 3.36 (2.52 to 4.47) | <0.001 |
| Physical activity (≥sex-specific median vs <sex-specific median) | 0.70 (0.56 to 0.87) | 0.002 |
| Energy intake (≥sex-specific median vs <sex-specific median) | 0.75 (0.60 to 0.93) | 0.011 |
| MedDiet score (≥sex-specific median vs<sex-specific median) | 0.89 (0.71 to 1.11) | 0.299 |
| Body mass index (≥25 vs <25 kg/m2) | 1.45 (1.08 to 1.96) | 0.015 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio (≥sex-specific median vs <sex-specific median) | 1.46 (1.17 to 1.81) | 0.001 |
*Association tested with unconditional logistic regression adjusted for age, sex and genetic risk score; median values according to the overall sample (cases and controls combined).
CHD, coronary heart disease; EPIC, European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition; MedDiet, Mediterranean diet.