Table 5.
Comparison of MACE incidence rate between mid‐ and long‐term intervals
| Groups | No. | Mid‐term | Long term | Rate ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of person‐month at risk | No. of MACE | Incidence rate (per 1000 person‐mo) | No. of person‐mo at risk | No. of MACE | Incidence rate (per 1000 person‐mo) | |||
| no hDM no hHTN | 624 | 3573 | 12 | 3.30 | 43 561 | 33 | 0.75 | 4.43 (2.08‐8.80) |
| hDM | 176 | 996 | 3 | 3.01 | 11 672 | 9 | 0.76 | 3.92 (0.68‐15.72) |
| hHTN | 642 | 3676 | 10 | 2.72 | 44 038 | 31 | 0.70 | 3.84 (1.69‐8.13) |
| hDM + hHTN | 357 | 2106 | 9 | 4.46 | 21 631 | 23 | 1.05 | 4.22 (1.71‐9.47) |
| Total | 1799 | 10 261 | 34 | 3.31 | 120 902 | 96 | 0.79 | 4.17 (2.73‐6.22) |
Rate ratio is incidence rate of MACE in mid‐term over long term.
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
Bold values imply statistical significance.