Table 2.

Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and death according to quartiles of liver enzymes.

		Myocardial infarction				Ischemic stroke				Death
		Event	Duration	IR	HR (95% Cl)	Event	Duration	IR	HR (95% Cl)	Event	Duration	IR	HR (95% Cl)
ALT	Q1	48700	36870026	1.32	1.00 (ref.)	59161	36847085	1.61	1.00 (ref.)	179742	37046039	4.85	1.00 (ref.)
	Q2	54532	35893859	1.52	1.00 (0.99, 1.01)	65599	35869654	1.83	1.00 (0.99, 1.01)	154118	36102372	4.27	0.89 (0.89, 0.90)
	Q3	58359	34273199	1.70	1.02 (1.01, 1.03)	68356	34255343	2.00	1.02 (1.01, 1.03)	147344	34501798	4.27	0.91 (0.91, 0.92)
	Q4	69993	37444966	1.87	1.10 (1.07, 1.10)	77226	37438130	2.06	1.06 (1.05, 1.07)	177221	37720098	4.70	1.17 (1.17, 1.18)
AST	Q1	40948	34854743	1.17	1.00 (ref.)	45806	34849351	1.31	1.00 (ref.)	110512	35011148	3.16	1.00 (ref.)
	Q2	55205	38434636	1.44	0.97 (0.96, 0.98)	61766	38427855	1.61	0.95 (0.94, 0.96)	143560	38648886	3.71	0.91 (0.90, 0.92)
	Q3	62827	37579639	1.67	0.97 (0.96, 0.98)	74750	37556028	1.99	0.96 (0.95, 0.97)	166036	37823728	4.39	0.95 (0.94, 0.95)
	Q4	72604	33613032	2.16	1.05 (1.04, 1.06)	88020	33576979	2.62	1.04 (1.03, 1.05)	238317	33886545	7.03	1.30 (1.30, 1.31)
GGT	Q1	42421	36982585	1.15	1.00 (ref.)	48844	36974336	1.32	1.00 (ref.)	138441	37142806	3.73	1.00 (ref.)
	Q2	51835	36735422	1.41	1.08 (1.06, 1.09)	59570	36723544	1.62	1.09 (1.08, 1.11)	143240	36934518	3.88	1.05 (1.04, 1.06)
	Q3	60810	35233338	1.73	1.16 (1.15, 1.17)	70169	35217336	1.99	1.20 (1.18, 1.21)	153119	35470795	4.32	1.15 (1.14, 1.16)
	Q4	76518	35530706	2.15	1.27 (1.26, 1.29)	91759	35494998	2.59	1.36 (1.34, 1.37)	223625	35822188	6.24	1.64 (1.63, 1.66)

IR, incidence rate per 1000.

Hazard ratio was analyzed after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol, exercise, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.