Table 3:

Association between diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica and first occurrence of each type of vascular event

Type of vascular event	No.	Specific vascular events, rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI)		Hazard ratio (95% CI)
		PMR	No PMR	Unadjusted	Adjusted*
Cerebrovascular	1067	15.6 (14.2–17.2)	5.9 (5.5–6.4)	2.6 (2.3–3.0)	2.3 (2.0–2.6)†
Cardiovascular	1134	18.1 (16.6–19.8)	6.1 (5.6–6.6)	3.0 (2.7–3.3)	2.7 (2.4–3.0)
Peripheral	335	5.5 (4.7–6.4)	1.6 (1.4–1.9)	3.3 (2.7–4.1)	2.8 (2.2–3.5)

Note: CI = confidence interval, PMR = polymyalgia rheumatica.

^*Adjusted for age, sex, ever having smoked, and record of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes or giant cell arteritis.

^†Assuming separate baseline hazards for those with and without giant cell arteritis.