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. 2015 May 6;5(5):e006798. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006798

Table 2.

Risk reduction or risk increase presented as OR and 95% CIs for cardiovascular disease inclusive death

Cardiovascular disease OR 95% CIs
Summarised risk points in the health profile
 Low-risk vs high-risk group 0.34 0.16 to 0.71
 Middle-risk vs high-risk group 0.86 0.52 to 1.42
Lifestyle risk factors
 Low-risk vs high-risk group 0.44 0.22 to 0.89
 Middle-risk vs high-risk group 0.63 0.38 to 1.05
Biological risk factors
 Low-risk vs high-risk group 0.31 0.15 to 0.66
 Middle-risk vs high-risk group 0.59 0.30 to 1.15
Individual lifestyle and biological factors
 Smoking: risk point 3–5 vs risk point 1–2 2.54 1.45 to 4.45
 Physical exercise: risk point 3–4 vs risk point 1–2 1.09 0.66 to 1.82
 Alcohol: risk point 2–3 vs risk point 1 0.87 0.52 to 1.44
 Alcohol: risk point 4–5 vs risk point 1 0.75 0.27 to 2.07
 BMI: risk point 3 vs risk point 1–2 1.30 0.88 to 1.92
 BMI: risk point 4–5 vs risk point 1–2 1.69 0.78 to 3.67
 Blood pressure: risk point 2 vs risk point 1 1.10 0.82 to 1.49
 Blood pressure: risk point 3–5 vs risk point 1 1.21 0.66 to 2.22
 Serum cholesterol: risk point 2 vs risk point 1 1.47 1.05 to 2.04
 Serum cholesterol: risk point 3–5 vs risk point 1 2.15 1.11 to 4.16

The data are presented as comparisons between different groups, according to summarised selected risk points (lifestyle plus biological risk factors) in the health profile (low-risk 9–14, middle-risk 15–18 and high-risk group 19–29 risk points), summarised lifestyle or biological risk markers (low-risk 3–5, middle-risk 6–8 and high-risk group 9–14 risk points).

If the CI includes 1.0, then the risk reduction or increase is not statistically significant.

BMI, body mass index.