Table 2.

Association of high levels of cardiac fat (> median) with CVD and all-cause mortality

Adipose tissue	Model	Composite (n = 248)		Men		Women
				Composite (n = 191)		Composite (n = 57)
		HR (95% CI)	p value	HR (95% CI)	p value	HR (95% CI)	p value
High EAT	1	1.46 (1.13; 1.88)	0.004	1.54 (1.15; 2.10)	0.004	1.22 (0.72; 2.06)	0.46
	2	1.31 (1.01; 1.69)	0.038	1.40 (1.05; 1.87)	0.024	1.08 (0.63; 1.83)	0.79
	3	1.32 (0.99; 1.78)	0.057	1.41 (1.01; 1.96)	0.041	1.16 (0.62; 2.17)	0.65
High PAT	1	1.07 (0.83; 1.37)	0.62	0.95 (0.72; 1.27)	0.46	1.22 (0.72; 2.07)	0.46
	2	0.90 (0.70; 1.16)	0.42	0.83 (0.63; 1.10)	0.21	1.15 (0.67; 1.95)	0.62
	3	0.84 (0.63; 1.12)	0.23	0.79 (0.57; 1.09)	0.16	1.05 (0.56; 1.97)	0.87
High CAT	1	1.20 (0.93; 1.54)	0.16	1.14 (0.86; 1.52)	0.43	1.24 (0.73; 2.10)	0.43
	2	1.02 (0.79; 1.31)	0.88	1.00 (0.75; 1.33)	0.99	1.10 (0.64; 1.87)	0.73
	3	0.97 (0.72; 1.30)	0.82	0.97 (0.69; 1.35)	0.86	1.04 (0.55; 1.98)	0.62

HR values are presented according to high (> median) vs. low (< median) levels of adipose tissue

Model 1 is unadjusted

Model 2 is adjusted for age, sex

Model 3 is adjusted for age, sex, LDL, diabetes duration, HbA_1c, systolic blood pressure, smoking and BMI

CI confidence interval, EAT epicardial adipose tissue, HR hazard ratio, PAT pericardial adipose tissue, CAT total cardiac adipose tissue