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. 2018 Apr 21;7(9):e008089. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008089

Table 3.

Incidence Rate and Hazard Ratio (95% CI) for Total CAD (Myocardial Infarction, CAD Death, CABG, and PTCA) by Quintiles of DASH Score in the MVP

Quintiles of DASH Score P Linear Trend
Q1 (n=27 969) Q2 (n=28 552) Q3 (n=33 235) Q4 (n=30 704) Q5 (n=33 342)
Cases of total CAD 1122 1093 1233 1124 1127
Crude incidence rate (/1000 PY) 14.5 13.7 13.2 12.9 11.7
Crude hazard ratio (95% CI) 1.0 (ref) 0.95 (0.87–1.03) 0.91 (0.84–0.99) 0.89 (0.82–0.97) 0.81 (0.75–0.88) <0.0001
Model 1a 1.0 (ref) 0.89 (0.82–0.97) 0.83 (0.76–0.90) 0.78 (0.72–0.85) 0.69 (0.63–0.75) <0.0001
Model 2b 1.0 (ref) 0.93 (0.85–1.01) 0.88 (0.81–0.96) 0.87 (0.80–0.95) 0.82 (0.75–0.89) <0.0001

CABG indicates coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; CI, confidence interval; DASH, dietary approach to stop hypertension; MVP, Million Veteran Program; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

a

Age‐adjusted.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, race, smoking, body mass index, exercise, alcohol, and statin use.