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. 2014 Dec 5;9(12):e114283. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114283

Table 4. Adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of cardiovascular health factors and risk of CHD mortality.

HR (95% CI)
Cardiovascular health factor Men Women
Number of deaths/number at risk P value Number of deaths/number at risk P value
Smoking status
Current 1.32 (1.03–1.69) 50/839 0.031 1.10 (0.44–2.71) 3/257 0.84
Former 1.04 (0.81–1.35) 39/593 0.74 1.43 (0.58–3.51) 3/164 0.43
Never 0.73 (0.57–0.93) 45/878 0.013 0.64 (0.35–1.15) 58/2158 0.64
Leisure physical activity
Inactive 1.38 (0.89–2.13) 11/83 0.15 1.47 (0.71–3.05) 4/58 0.31
Intermediate 1.05 (0.78–1.42) 44/427 0.74 0.83 (0.50–1.39) 14/334 0.83
Active 0.69 (0.52–0.92) 79/1800 0.010 0.82 (0.52–1.28) 46/2187 0.82
BMI, kg/m2
≥30.0 1.40 (1.09–1.81) 50/628 0.009 0.87 (0.60–1.26) 34/1081 0.46
25.0–29.9 0.76 (0.60–0.97) 52/1076 0.03 1.09 (0.73–1.61) 21/915 0.68
<25.0 0.94 (0.70–1.24) 32/606 0.64 1.06 (0.64–1.76) 9/583 0.81
Blood pressure, mm Hg
≥140/≥90 1.38 (1.00–1.89) 89/1419 0.048 1.62 (0.91–2.89) 48/1357 0.10
120–139/80–89 or treated to <120/80 1.00 (0.72–1.39) 37/671 0.99 1.22 (0.66–2.24) 14/793 0.53
<120/80 (untreated) 0.73 (0.44–1.20) 8/220 0.21 0.51 (0.19–1.37) 2/429 0.18
Fasting glucose, mmol/L
>6.99 1.47 (0.88–2.46) 9/132 0.14 2.75 (1.35–5.64) 7/138 0.006
5.55–≤6.99 0.71 (0.50–0.99) 33/900 0.046 0.63 (0.38–1.03) 16/1000 0.07
<5.55 0.96 (0.70–1.32) 92/1278 0.81 0.58 (0.36–0.93) 41/1441 0.025
Total serum cholesterol, mmol/L
≥6.2 0.99 (0.78–1.25) 54/862 0.91 0.75 (0.54–1.21) 35/1254 0.12
5.2–6.19 0.86 (0.67–1.11) 39/829 0.25 0.81 (0.54–1.21) 17/847 0.31
<5.2 1.18 (0.91–1.52) 41/619 0.21 1.64 (1.04–2.59) 12/478 0.033

Adjusted for age, education, alcohol intake frequency, study survey year, smoking status, physical activity, body mass index, total cholesterol level, blood pressure, fasting glucose level, antihypertensive treatment, hypoglycemic therapy, lipid lowering treatment. CHD – coronary heart disease, CI – confidence interval, BMI – body mass index.