Table 3.

History of diverticulitis and risk of incident cardiovascular disease among participants with regular screening practices.

	Any history of diverticulitis		Recent history of diverticulitis within past 4 years		Remote history of diverticulitis beyond 4 years
	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Number of CVD events	2,001	49	2,001	14	2,001	35
Person-years	445,383	6,294	445,383	1,792	445,383	4,502
Age-adjusted	1 (Ref)	1.69 (1.26-2.27)	1 (Ref)	1.53 (0.89-2.62)	1 (Ref)	1.77 (1.25-2.49)
*Multivariable-adjusted	1 (Ref)	1.56 (1.17-2.09)	1 (Ref)	1.40 (0.82-2.41)	1 (Ref)	1.64 (1.16-2.32)
†Full model	1 (Ref)	1.51 (1.13-2.03)	1 (Ref)	1.40 (0.82-2.41)	1 (Ref)	1.56 (1.10-2.20)

Note: Hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval are shown.

^*Adjusted for lifestyle factors (red meat intake, fiber intake, body mass index, calorie intake, smoking, Alternate Healthy Eating Index, alcohol consumption, and physical activity).

^†Additionally adjusted for family history (myocardial infarction or diabetes), medication (aspirin, NSAID, acetaminophen, lipid-lowering, and anti-hypertensive), hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.