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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2012 Jun 12;19(4):410–417. doi: 10.1177/1076029612448419

Table 4.

Adjusted Attributable Fractions for Family History of Myocardial Infarction or Venous Thromboembolism, or Both, Among Whites and Blacks.

Family History of Myocardial Infarctiona Family History of Venous Thromboembolismb Family History of Both VTE and MIc
AF% 95% CId AF% 95% CIe AF% 95% CIf
Whites 11.0% (0.0%-21.3%) 18.3% (12.5%-23.7%) 22.0% (11.0%-31.7%)
Blacks 4.5% (0.0%-13.7%) 16.9% (11.6%-21.9%) 16.4% (6.4%-25.3%)

Abbreviations: MI, myocardial infarction; VTE, venous thromboembolism; AF, attributable fraction; CI, confidence interval.

a

History of MI among parents, brothers, sisters, or offspring, or any combination thereof.

b

History of VTE among parents, brothers, sisters, or offspring, or any combination thereof.

c

History of both VTE and MI among parents, brothers, sisters, or offspring, or any combination thereof.

d

Attributable fractions for a family history of MI adjusted for age, sex, and education.

e

Attributable fractions for a family history of VTE adjusted for age, sex, and education.

f

Attributable fractions for a family history of both VTE and MI adjusted for age, sex, and education.