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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2020 Sep 28;137:7–11. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.09.043

Table 2.

Final Cox Regression Model for 5-Year Recurrent ASCVD Event Risk Prediction

Parameter Beta Wald Chi-sq P value HR (95% CI)*
Age, per 1 SD 0.00212 0.1735 0.677 1.02 (0.93-1.11)
Sex, 1=male,0=female 0.32063 5.9028 0.015 1.38 (1.06-1.79)
Race, l=White, 0=Non-White 0.02306 0.0226 0.881 1.02 (0.76-1.38)
Alcohol use, l=Yes, 0=No 0.19119 5.4328 0.020 0.83 (0.70-0.97)
Family history of CVD, 1=Yes, 0=No 0.25629 9.7769 0.002 1.29 (1.10-1.52)
HbA1c per 1SD 0.11435 5.3807 0.020 1.10 (1.01-1.19)
BMI, per 1 SD 0.01358 3.1488 0.076 1.08 (0.99-1.16)
Serum creatinine, per 1 SD 0.3446 3.8394 0.050 1.09 (1.00-1.18)
Homocysteine, per 1 SD 0.01336 8.8025 0.003 1.08 (1.03-1.13)
Lp(a), per 1 SD 0.00174 18.7007 <.0001 1.07 (1.04-1.10)
History of heart failure 0.27109 3.8023 0.051 1.31 (1.00-1.72)
History of carotid artery disease 0.31782 9.1159 0.003 1.37 (1.12-1.69)

Final Risk Score: R5=10.7971ebeta*X2.2383

Potential risk factor list: age, sex, race, smoking status, alcohol consumption, family history of CVD, diabetes, atrial fibrillation history, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, triglycerides, lipoprotein(a), Apolipoprotein AI, Apolipoprotein B, serum creatine, homocysteine, and treatment assignment.

*

HRs are presented per 1 SD increase of continuous variables; beta coefficients are presented in original units. BMI=body mass index; lp(a)=lipoprotein(a) 1 SD of age= 8.75 years; 1SD of BMI =5.33 kg/m2; 1SD of serum creatinine=0.24 mg/dL; 1 SD of Lp(a)=37.02 nmol/L; 1SD of Homocysteine=11.36 umol/L.