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. 2021 Oct 21;36(5):1007–1015. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2021.1218

Table 2.

Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke by Impaired Fasting Glucose Exposure Score in Subgroups According to Age, Sex, Obesity, and Smoking

IFG exposure score P for interaction

0 1 2 3 4
Mortality
 Age, yr
  <65 1 (reference) 1.11 (1.08–1.15) 1.19 (1.14–1.24) 1.20 (1.14–1.27) 1.18 (1.10–1.28) 0.053
  ≥65 1 (reference) 1.13 (1.04–1.24) 1.04 (0.93–1.16) 1.25 (1.10–1.42) 1.23 (1.03–1.46)
 Sex
  Men 1 (reference) 1.12 (1.08–1.16) 1.18 (1.13–1.23) 1.20 (1.13–1.26) 1.18 (1.10–1.27) 0.052
  Women 1 (reference) 1.10 (1.01–1.20) 1.01 (0.89–1.16) 1.30 (1.10–1.53) 1.24 (0.95–1.60)
 Obesity, kg/m2
  <25 1 (reference) 1.12 (1.08–1.16) 1.20 (1.14–1.26) 1.19 (1.12–1.27) 1.19 (1.09–1.29) 0.016
  ≥25 1 (reference) 1.08 (1.02–1.14) 1.05 (0.98–1.13) 1.17 (1.07–1.28) 1.12 (1.00–1.26)
 Smoking
  No 1 (reference) 1.09 (1.04–1.14) 1.09 (1.04–1.15) 1.17 (1.10–1.24) 1.20 (1.10–1.30) 0.022
  Current 1 (reference) 1.14 (1.09–1.19) 1.23 (1.17–1.30) 1.26 (1.18–1.35) 1.18 (1.07–1.30)

MI
 Age, yr
  <65 1 (reference) 1.08 (1.03–1.13) 1.14 (1.07–1.21) 1.10 (1.02–1.19) 1.15 (1.04–1.27) 0.071
  ≥65 1 (reference) 1.36 (1.14–1.62) 1.19 (0.96–1.48) 1.16 (0.89–1.52) 1.12 (0.78–1.62)
 Sex
  Men 1 (reference) 1.08 (1.03–1.14) 1.12 (1.06–1.19) 1.11 (1.03–1.20) 1.15 (1.04–1.27) 0.306
  Women 1 (reference) 1.19 (1.06–1.33) 1.30 (1.11–1.51) 1.08 (0.86–1.36) 1.06 (0.75–1.51)
 Obesity, kg/m2
  <25 1 (reference) 1.10 (1.04–1.16) 1.16 (1.08–1.25) 1.07 (1.00–1.18) 1.15 (1.01–1.31) 0.448
  ≥25 1 (reference) 1.10 (1.03–1.19) 1.14 (1.04–1.25) 1.18 (1.06–1.32) 1.18 (1.02–1.37)
 Smoking
  No 1 (reference) 1.11 (1.05–1.18) 1.14 (1.06–1.22) 1.10 (1.01–1.21) 1.13 (1.01–1.27) 0.922
  Current 1 (reference) 1.08 (1.01–1.15) 1.12 (1.04–1.21) 1.13 (1.03–1.25) 1.15 (1.01–1.32)

Stroke
 Age, yr
  <65 1 (reference) 1.08 (1.03–1.13) 1.10 (1.03–1.16) 1.10 (1.02–1.18) 1.03 (0.93–1.14) 0.209
  ≥65 1 (reference) 1.09 (0.96–1.25) 1.08 (0.92–1.26) 0.97 (0.79–1.19) 1.27 (0.99–1.64)
 Sex
  Men 1 (reference) 1.09 (1.04–1.14) 1.09 (1.03–1.16) 1.08 (1.01–1.16) 1.06 (0.96–1.18) 0.975
  Women 1 (reference) 1.08 (0.98–1.20) 1.13 (0.98–1.31) 1.09 (0.90–1.34) 1.04 (0.77–1.41)
 Obesity, kg/m2
  <25 1 (reference) 1.08 (1.02–1.13) 1.10 (1.04–1.17) 1.07 (0.99–1.16) 1.06 (0.95–1.19) 0.958
  ≥25 1 (reference) 1.11 (1.04–1.19) 1.11 (1.02–1.20) 1.13 (1.02–1.24) 1.10 (0.97–1.25)
 Smoking
  No 1 (reference) 1.08 (1.02–1.14) 1.05 (0.98–1.12) 1.07 (0.99–1.16) 1.00 (0.89–1.12) 0.050
  Current 1 (reference) 1.12 (1.05–1.20) 1.17 (1.09–1.27) 1.12 (1.01–1.23) 1.13 (0.99–1.30)

Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) were calculated using a multivariable Cox hazard regression analysis after adjusting for age, sex, smoking status, alcohol drinking, regular exercise, and body mass index.

IFG, impaired fasting glucose; MI, myocardial infarction.