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. 2020 Mar 8;42:e2020009. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2020009

Table 4.

Multivariable-adjusted risk of CHD stratified by smoking intensity (TLGS; 1999-2018)

Variables No. of people (n) No. of CHD events (n) Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Smoking intensity (cigarette/d)
 Never smoker 6,003 720 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 <10 830 124 1.36 (1.11, 1.66) 1.71 (1.40, 2.10) 1.52 (1.23, 1.89) 1.65 (1.32, 2.06)
 10-19 455 96 1.76 (1.43, 2.15) 2.18 (1.78, 2.68) 1.87 (1.50, 2.33) 2.22 (1.75, 2.80)
 ≥20 88 24 2.31 (1.58, 2.37) 2.74 (1.87, 3.99) 2.31 (1.56, 3.41) 2.38 (1.58, 3.58)
Age, mean (yr) - - 1.07 (1.06, 1.07) 1.07 (1.06, 1.07) 1.06 (1.05, 1.06)
Sex
 Female 4,341 455 - - 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Male 3,709 663 - - 1.32 (1.14, 1.52) 1.46 (1.24, 1.72)
Education (yr)
 Did not graduate 326 113 - - - 1.00 (reference)
 ≤9 1,378 547 - - - 0.88 (0.70, 1.11)
 10-12 1,156 262 0.86 (0.67, 1.10)
 >12 655 134 - - - 0.75 (0.56, 0.99)
T2DM
 No diabetes 2,376 468 - - - 1.00 (reference)
 Pre-diabetes 830 292 - - - 1.25 (1.06, 1.47)
 Diabetes 476 327 - - - 2.48 (2.10, 2.94)
BMI (kg/m2) - - - - - 1.02 (1.00, 1.03)
SBP (mmHg) - - - - - 1.01 (1.00, 1.01)
DBP (mmHg) - - - - - 1.02 (1.00, 1.02)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) - - - - - 1.01 (1.00, 1.01)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) - - - - - 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)

Values are presented as hazard ratio (95% confidence interval).

Model 1: crude model (smoking status alone); Model 2: adjusted for age; Model 3: adjusted for age and sex; Model 4: adjusted for age, sex, education level, T2DM, BMI, SBP, DBP, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol.

CHD, coronary heart disease; TGLS, Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.