Table 4.
BMI groups a and risk of acute myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death in women
|
Model |
Acute myocardial infarction |
Cardiovascular death |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events, n (%) | HR | 95% CI | p-value | Events, n (%) | HR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|
Univariate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Normal weight |
33 (7.6) |
1.00 |
|
|
16 (3.7) |
1.00 |
|
|
| Overweight |
21 (4.6) |
0.61 |
0.35, 1.05 |
0.08 |
13 (2.9) |
0.78 |
0.38, 1.63 |
0.51 |
| Obese |
16 (6.3) |
0.84 |
0.46, 1.53 |
0.57 |
4 (1.6) |
0.43 |
0.14, 1.28 |
0.13 |
|
Multivariate adjusted
b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Normal weight |
1.00 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Overweight |
|
0.56 |
0.33, 0.98 |
0.04 |
|
0.71 |
0.34, 1.50 |
0.37 |
| Obese | 0.80 | 0.43, 1.47 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.21, 1.16 | 0.09 | ||
BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.
a Normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2).
b Age (continuous), current smoking (yes/no), left ventricular ejection fraction (%), pulmonary disease (yes/no), angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibitors (yes/no) and loop diuretics (yes/no).