Table 2.
HRs for the association between asthma and CVD, CHD and stroke mortality in the MJ Health Check-up Programme, Taiwan
| N | CVD mortality | CHD mortality | Stroke mortality | |||||||||||||
| Cases (n) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Cases (n) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Cases (n) | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||||||
| HR | (95% CI) | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |||||
| No asthma | 431 429 | 2763 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 730 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1078 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Asthma | 14 917 | 182 | 1.27 | (1.09 to 1.48) | 1.13 | (0.97 to 1.31) | 50 | 1.29 | (0.97 to 1.72) | 1.09 | (0.82 to 1.45) | 68 | 1.23 | (0.96 to 1.57) | 1.14 | (0.89 to 1.46) |
| Non-active asthma (history only) | 11 603 | 84 | 1.04 | (0.84 to 1.29) | 0.96 | (0.77 to 1.19) | 25 | 1.16 | (0.78 to 1.73) | 1.03 | (0.69 to 1.53) | 35 | 1.11 | (0.80 to 1.56) | 1.08 | (0.77 to 1.51) |
| Active asthma (current drug use) | 3314 | 98 | 1.57 | (1.29 to 1.93) | 1.32 | (1.08 to 1.62) | 25 | 1.46 | (0.98 to 2.17) | 1.16 | (0.78 to 1.73) | 33 | 1.37 | (0.97 to 1.94) | 1.23 | (0.86 to 1.74) |
Model 1: adjust for age and sex.
Model 2: adjust for age, education, marital status, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, diabetes, hypertension, body mass index, total cholesterol, triglyceride, history of heart disease/heart surgery/use of heart drug and history of stroke.
CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio.