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. 2015 Jul;15(7):810–818. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00056-0

Table 3.

Association between risk of an individual developing a new disorder, in view of current disorders

Hazard ratio (95% CI) Source
Myocardial infarction or stroke if diabetes 2·31 (1·83–2·92) Worm and colleagues 200924
Myocardial infarction or stroke if hypertension 1·26 (0·98–1·62) Worm and colleagues 200924
Myocardial infarction or stroke if hypercholesterolaemia 1·41 (1·12–1·76) Worm and colleagues 200924
Chronic kidney disease if diabetes 1·50 (1·05–2·16) Mocroft and colleagues 201025
Chronic kidney disease if hypertension 1·69 (1·26–2·27) Mocroft and colleagues 201025
Hypertension if diabetes 1·40 (1·19–1·64) ATHENA data
Hypercholesterolaemia if diabetes 1·12 (0·968–1·295) ATHENA data
Hypertension if hypercholesterolaemia 1·277 (1·16–1·397) ATHENA data

Hazard ratio gives ratio of risk for an individual developing a disorder in view of another underlying disorder compared with patients without another underlying disorder.