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. 2021 Nov 29;11(11):e053698. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053698

Table 2.

Association of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and/or hypertension (HTN) with combined vascular events and stroke compared with the non-T2DM and non-HTN

Combined vascular event (VE) Stroke
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Unadjusted
Non-T2DM and non-HTN 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
T2DM-only 1.747 (1.566 to 1.949) <0.0001 2.077 (1.755 to 2.459) <0.0001
HTN-only 6.246 (5.712 to 6.830) <0.0001 8.642 (7.517 to 9.934) <0.0001
T2DM and HTN 4.930 (4.93 to 5.474) <0.0001 5.990 (5.102 to 7.032) <0.0001
Age-adjusted and sex-adjusted
Non-T2DM and non-HTN 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
T2DM-only 1.258 (1.127 to 1.405) <0.0001 1.464 (1.235 to 1.735) <0.0001
HTN-only 3.344 (3.046 to 3.670) <0.0001 4.409 (3.817 to 5.093) <0.0001
T2DM and HTN 2.595 (2.329 to 2.892) <0.0001 3.021 (2.561 to 3.563) <0.0001
Risk factors-adjusted
Non-T2DM and non-HTN 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
T2DM-only 1.332 (1.134 to 1.565) 0.0005 1.584 (1.246 to 2.014) <0.0001
HTN-only 3.244 (2.946 to 3.572) <0.0001 4.543 (3.918 to 5.268) <0.0001
T2DM and HTN 3.002 (2.577 to 3.497) <0.0001 4.151 (3.346 to 5.149) <0.0001

Risk factors include age, sex, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

HTN, hypertension; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; VE, combined vascular event.