Table 4.
Adjusted independent associations of race and each covariate with major adverse cardiac events (MACE); results of Cox proportional hazard Model 6, ARIC, 1987–1989 (n = 12189).
| HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|
| Black race | 0.98 (0.87,1.11) |
| Age (per 1 yr) | 1.06 (1.05,1.07)a |
| Gender (male) | 1.92 (1.68, 2.19)a |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 1.02 (1.01,1.03)b |
| Marital status (yes) | 0.89 (0.78, 1.00) |
| Educational status (yes) | 0.78 (0.70,0.87)a |
| Cigarette use (yes) | 1.91 (1.67,2.19)a |
| Alcohol use (yes) | 0.79 (0.71,0.87)a |
| Aspirin use (yes) | 1.11 (1.00,1.23)b |
| High cholesterol (yes) | 1.36 (1.22,1.50)a |
| Diabetes (yes) | 2.28 (2.03,2.56)a |
| Hypertension (yes) | 1.15 (1.05,1.27)a |
Reference is the white race; Model adjusted for race, age, gender, BMI, cigarette use, alcohol use, marital status, educational status, aspirin use, high cholesterol, diabetes, and hypertension; ap < 0.001; bp < 0.01; cin cases of familial relatedness, only data from the first enrolled individual were used.