Table 3.

Hazard ratios (HR), probabilities (P), and corresponding p-values of any cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), a myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina (UA), and a fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with respect to seven factors used as categorical covariates in the Cox proportional-hazards model.

	CVD			CHD			MI or UA			AMI
Covariate	HR	P	p	HR	P	p	HR	P	p	HR	P	p
A. Former smoker	1.07	0.52	.53	1.15	0.53	.35	1.49	0.60	.03	0.76	0.43	.51
B. Former smoker	1.11	0.53	.30	1.19	0.54	.20	1.42	0.59	.04	0.72	0.42	.38
C. Former smoker	1.19	0.54	.02	1.24	0.55	.02	1.40	0.58	<.01	1.09	0.52	.71
A. Current smoker	1.50	0.60	<.01	1.78	0.64	<.01	2.31	0.70	<.01	2.36	0.70	.03
B. Current smoker	1.49	0.60	<.01	1.64	0.62	<.01	2.05	0.67	<.01	2.00	0.67	.04
C. Current smoker	1.50	0.60	<.01	1.69	0.63	<.01	1.94	0.66	<.01	2.74	0.73	<.01
A. ACa 13 − 252	1.05	0.51	.64	0.95	0.49	.68	0.98	0.49	.92	0.63	0.39	.18
B. AC 13 − 252	1.04	0.51	.68	0.90	0.47	.35	0.97	0.49	.82	0.84	0.46	.58
C. AC 13 − 252	1.03	0.51	.64	0.90	0.47	.17	0.96	0.49	.66	0.80	0.44	.22
A. AC >252	1.29	0.56	.30	1.13	0.53	.73	1.05	0.51	.92	1.48	0.60	.60
B. AC >252	1.20	0.55	.41	0.94	0.48	.85	0.86	0.46	.72	1.19	0.54	.82
C. AC >252	1.16	0.54	.31	0.91	0.48	.64	0.98	0.49	.93	1.23	0.55	.59
A. BMIb 25.0 − 29.9	1.14	0.53	.20	1.19	0.54	.21	1.33	0.57	.09	0.90	0.47	.78
B. BMI 25.0 − 29.9	1.18	0.54	.07	1.27	0.56	.06	1.41	0.59	.03	0.93	0.48	.84
C. BMI 25.0 − 29.9	1.26	0.56	<.01	1.42	0.59	<.01	1.49	0.60	<.01	1.04	0.51	.86
A. BMI ≥30.0	1.41	0.59	.02	1.51	0.60	.03	1.47	0.60	.12	2.85	0.74	.02
B. BMI ≥30.0	1.54	0.61	<.01	1.64	0.62	.01	1.70	0.63	.02	2.51	0.72	.02
C. BMI ≥30.0	1.75	0.64	<.01	1.79	0.64	<.01	1.90	0.66	<.01	2.37	0.70	<.01
A. PALc Vigorous	1.05	0.51	.73	0.94	0.48	.73	0.93	0.48	.74	0.79	0.44	.63
B. PAL Vigorous	1.07	0.52	.59	0.98	0.49	.89	0.99	0.50	.96	1.14	0.53	.78
C. PAL Vigorous	0.91	0.48	.24	0.86	0.46	.17	0.84	0.46	.19	0.72	0.42	.18
A. PAL Extreme	1.02	0.50	.85	0.89	0.47	.46	0.89	0.47	.56	1.06	0.51	.90
B. PAL Extreme	1.03	0.51	.79	0.87	0.47	.34	0.89	0.47	.52	1.31	0.57	.54
C. PAL Extreme	0.84	0.46	.03	0.78	0.44	.01	0.74	0.43	.02	0.72	0.42	.16
A. SBPd 120 − 139	1.11	0.53	.38	0.99	0.50	.96	0.89	0.47	.57	1.98	0.66	.22
B. SBP 120 − 139	1.16	0.54	.20	1.02	0.50	.90	0.87	0.47	.45	2.26	0.69	.13
C. SBP 120 − 139	1.12	0.53	.20	0.96	0.49	.68	0.84	0.46	.18	1.24	0.55	.44
A. SBP ≥140	1.50	0.60	<.01	1.17	0.54	.39	1.02	0.50	.95	2.15	0.68	.19
B. SBP ≥140	1.50	0.60	<.01	1.20	0.55	.27	1.06	0.51	.79	2.71	0.73	.07
C. SBP ≥140	1.42	0.59	<.01	1.13	0.53	.28	1.09	0.52	.52	1.48	0.60	.18
A. FBGe 5.6 − 6.9	1.51	0.60	.07	1.67	0.63	.08	1.91	0.66	.05	0.78	0.44	.81
B. FBG 5.6 − 6.9	1.40	0.58	.08	1.68	0.63	.03	2.11	0.68	.01	1.12	0.53	.88
C. FBG 5.6 − 6.9	1.30	0.57	.04	1.73	0.63	<.01	1.78	0.64	<.01	2.05	0.67	.02
A. FBG >6.9	3.07	0.75	<.01	7.21	0.88	<.01	5.29	0.84	<.01	2.95	0.75	.16
B. FBG >6.9	3.03	0.75	<.01	3.64	0.78	<.01	3.90	0.80	<.01	2.73	0.73	.07
C. FBG >6.9	2.53	0.72	<.01	2.61	0.72	<.01	2.28	0.70	<.01	2.95	0.75	<.01
A. STCf 5.2 − 6.2	1.16	0.54	.20	1.42	0.59	.04	1.32	0.57	.19	1.41	0.59	.47
B. STC 5.2 − 6.2	1.07	0.52	.52	1.23	0.55	.16	1.17	0.54	.38	0.91	0.48	.82
C. STC 5.2 − 6.2	1.09	0.52	.29	1.24	0.55	.03	1.35	0.57	.02	1.21	0.55	.45
A. STC >6.2	1.19	0.54	.14	1.47	0.60	.02	1.57	0.61	.03	1.91	0.66	.15
B. STC >6.2	1.07	0.52	.52	1.27	0.56	.10	1.41	0.59	.04	1.48	0.60	.28
C. STC >6.2	1.20	0.55	.02	1.39	0.58	<.01	1.56	0.61	<.01	1.62	0.62	.04

Note. A refers to a dataset excluding CVD, diabetes, and high total cholesterol at baseline (n = 794). B refers to a dataset excluding CVD, except for hypertension, at baseline (n = 920). C refers to a dataset with no exclusions (n = 1592). Bold font indicates a statistically significant HR.

^a Alcohol consumption in g/week.

^b Body Mass Index, kg/m².

^c Physical activity level, the total energy expenditure divided by the basal energy expenditure, moderate <2.00, extreme >2.40.

^d Systolic blood pressure in mmHg.

^e Fasting blood glucose in mmol/L.

^f Serum total cholesterol in mmol/L.