Table 3. Hazard ratios (95%CI) of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) by individual health behaviors in Europeans and South Asians (without prevalent cardiovascular disease) using multivariable Cox regression models; the SABRE study, UK.
| CVD | Model 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| events/total | 243/1065 | |
| European | ||
| current smoker | 1.41(1.06, 1.87) | |
| alcohol intake <1 and >14/21* units/week | 1.27(0.98, 1.65) | |
| not physically active | 1.11(0.84, 1.46) | |
| infrequent fruit or vegetable intake | 0.92(0.69, 1.24) | |
| events/total | 328/970 | |
| South Asian | ||
| current smoker | 1.63(1.21, 2.20) | |
| alcohol intake <1 and >14/21 units/week | 1.26(0.99, 1.61) | |
| not physically active | 0.93(0.71, 1.22) | |
| infrequent fruit or vegetable intake | 1.03(0.81, 1.31) | |
| CHD | Model 3 | |
| events/total | 198/1065 | |
| European | ||
| current smoker | 1.50(1.10, 2.05) | |
| alcohol intake <1 and >14/21 units/week | 1.13(0.85, 1.51) | |
| not physically active | 1.21(0.89, 1.64) | |
| infrequent fruit or vegetable intake | 0.91(0.66, 1.26) | |
| events/total | 297/970 | |
| South Asian | ||
| current smoker | 1.59(1.16, 2.18) | |
| alcohol intake <1 and >14/21 units/week | 1.29(1.00, 1.67) | |
| not physically active | 0.97(0.73, 1.29) | |
| infrequent fruit or vegetable intake | 0.99(0.77, 1.28) | |
Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, BMI (kg/m2), diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), systolic blood pressure (mmHg), hypertension treatment (0 = no, 1 = yes), total cholesterol (mmHg), HDL cholesterol (mmHg), social class (1 = non-manual, 2 = manual), employment (0 = no, 1 = yes), OPA (MJ/week, quartiles) and mutually adjusted for the other health behaviours.
* women: 14 units/week, men 21 units/week.