Table 2.
The HRs (95% CIs) of incident ischemic stroke by each cardiovascular health metrics.
| Characteristics | β | HR* | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking status | ||||
| Ideal | −0.13 | 0.88 | 0.60–1.29 | 0.523 |
| Intermediate | 0.08 | 1.08 | 0.69–1.67 | 0.727 |
| Poor | Reference | |||
| physical activity | ||||
| Ideal | −0.12 | 0.88 | 0.67–1.16 | 0.371 |
| Intermediate | 0.08 | 1.08 | 0.69–1.68 | 0.733 |
| Poor | Reference | |||
| BMI | ||||
| Ideal | −0.17 | 0.84 | 0.58–1.22 | 0.375 |
| Intermediate | −0.16 | 0.85 | 0.59–1.21 | 0.380 |
| Poor | Reference | |||
| Healthy diet score | ||||
| Ideal | −0.63 | 0.53 | 0.33–0.86 | 0.010 |
| Intermediate | −0.43 | 0.65 | 0.42–0.99 | 0.047 |
| Poor | Reference | |||
| Total serum cholesterol | ||||
| Ideal | 0.05 | 1.05 | 0.62–1.76 | 0.861 |
| Intermediate | −0.06 | 0.94 | 0.63–1.41 | 0.771 |
| Poor | Reference | |||
| Fasting blood glucose | ||||
| Ideal | −1.12 | 0.32 | 0.17–0.62 | <0.001 |
| Intermediate | −0.94 | 0.39 | 0.23–0.66 | <0.001 |
| Poor | Reference | |||
BMI, body mass index.
*
Adjusted for age, sex, education, alcohol consumption, diabetes mellitus, depression, family history of stroke, years of hypertension, antihypertensive medication, low density lipoprotein, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, uric acid, triglyceride, total homocysteine and creatinine.