Table 2.

Adjusted hazard ratios for all‐cause mortality in each quintile of 2‐h post‐breakfast blood glucose and postprandial serum triglyceride levels

2h‐BG (mmol/L) Quintiles	Q 1 < 7.0	Q 2 7.0–8.7	Q 3 8.7–10.7	Q 4 10.7–13.8	Q 5 ≥ 13.8	P for linear trend	P for quadratic trend
No. of events	26	29	34	28	45
No. at risk	220	224	226	226	226
Person‐years	3,507.73	3,434.87	3,665.16	3,511.70	3,309.48
Incidence rate‡	7.4	8.4	9.3	8.0	13.6
HR (95% CI)	1 (Reference)	0.97 (0.56–1.68)	1.28 (0.74–2.21)	1.01 (0.56–1.80)	2.37 (1.26–4.47)	0.034	0.067

ppTG † (mmol/L) Quintiles	Q1 < 0.9	Q2 0.91– 1.22	Q3 1.22– 1.61	Q4 1.61– 2.30	Q5 ≥ 2.30≥ 2.30	P for linear trend	P for quadratic trend
No. of events	45	46	44	49	69
No. at risk	360	369	361	364	372
Person‐years	5,645.69	5,718.07	5,591.42	5,484.49	5,588.37
Incidence rate‡	8.0	8.0	7.9	8.9	12.3
HR (95% CI)	1 (reference)	0.88 (0.57–1.35)	1.01 (0.64–1.59)	1.24 (0.78–1.98)	1.63 (1.03–2.60)	0.007	0.10

Models were adjusted for age, sex, diabetes duration, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, HbA1c levels, total cholesterol levels, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, current smoking, alcohol intake, history of cardiovascular disease and history of cancer.

2h‐BG, 2‐h post‐breakfast blood glucose; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; ppTG, postprandial serum triglyceride; Q, quintile.

^†Ln‐transformed. ^‡Crude incidence rate per 1,000 person‐years.