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. 2021 Oct 4;21:477. doi: 10.1186/s12872-021-02293-y

Table 4.

Unadjusted and adjusted predictors of age of diagnosis with coronary artery disease at Tehran Heart Center from 2005 to 2015

Unit Unadjusted (95% CI)a P-value Adjusted (95% CI)b P-value
Sex (n = 90,094) Male (vs. female)  − 3.12 (− 3.27, − 2.97)  < 0.001  − 0.89 (− 1.09, − 0.68)  < 0.001
Body mass index (n = 65,320) One SD (4.5 kg/m2)  − 1.07 (− 1.15, − 0.99)  < 0.001  − 1.52 (− 1.60, − 1.43)  < 0.001
Total Cholesterol (n = 81,363) One SD (47.3 mg/dL)  − 0.78 (− 0.85, − 0.71)  < 0.001 Excludedc
LDL Cholesterol (n = 79,458) One SD (38.7 mg/dL)  − 0.64 (− 0.72, − 0.57)  < 0.001  − 0.43 (− 0.52, − 0.35)  < 0.001
HDL Cholesterol (n = 80,899) One SD (10.6 mg/dL) 1.39 (1.32, 1.47)  < 0.001 0.71 (0.62, 0.79)  < 0.001
Triglycerides (n = 81,390) One SD (96.9 mg/dL)  − 1.87 (− 1.94, − 1.80)  < 0.001  − 1.35 (− 1.45, − 1.26)  < 0.001
Dyslipidemia (n = 89,899) Yes (vs. No)  − 1.65 (− 1.80, − 1.50)  < 0.001  − 0.81 (− 1.00, − 0.62)  < 0.001
Fasting blood sugar (n = 79,822) One SD (53.3 mg/dL) 0.12 (0.05, 0.19) 0.002  − 0.32 (− 0.42, − 0.22)  < 0.001
Diabetes mellitus (n = 89,977) Yes (vs. No) 1.24 (1.10, 1.39)  < 0.001 1.05 (0.84, 1.26)  < 0.001
Hypertension (n = 90,001) Yes (vs. No) 3.98 (3.84, 4.12)  < 0.001 3.54 (3.37, 3.71)  < 0.001
Ever cigarette smoking (n = 89,955) Yes (vs. No)  − 4.41 (− 4.55, − 4.26)  < 0.001  − 2.76 (− 2.95, − 2.57)  < 0.001
Ever opium use (n = 87,348) Yes (vs. No)  − 4.22 (− 4.43, − 4.02)  < 0.001  − 2.20 (− 2.44, − 1.96)  < 0.001

aAll differences are shown for age at diagnosis by unit in each predictor

bMutually adjusted for all other variables

cTotal cholesterol was not included in the model due to high collinearity with other variables