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. 2022 Feb 7;20:63. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02234-2

Table 3.

Age, sex and baseline CVRD status-adjusted risk estimates and population attributable fractions (PAR) for non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors of MARCE in type 2 diabetes

Risk factors Category OR (95%CI) Estimated risk ARE % of events (Pe) PAR
Non-modifiable
Age < 45 1 0.030 11.1
45–54 1.55 (1.49, 1.61) 0.045 0.345 17.5 0.060
55–64 2.47 (2.38, 2.55) 0.070 0.577 23.4 0.135
65–74 4.35 (4.20, 4.50) 0.118 0.747 24.3 0.181
75–84 7.75 (7.47, 8.03) 0.192 0.845 17.8 0.150
85+ 9.79 (9.38, 10.21) 0.231 0.871 5.9 0.052
Sex Female 1 0.514 45.7
Male 1.20 (1.18, 1.23) 0.559 0.082 54.3 0.044
Modifiable
Comorbidities CVRD free 1 0.045 58.5
HF only 4.60 (4.20, 5.04) 0.177 0.748 1.1 0.008
CKD only 2.86 (2.76, 2.96) 0.118 0.621 7.4 0.046
MI only 4.29 (3.79, 4.85) 0.167 0.733 0.6 0.004
Stroke only 2.17 (2.06, 2.28) 0.092 0.515 3.6 0.019
PAD only 3.81 (3.54, 4.10) 0.151 0.704 1.2 0.009
Multiple CVRD 4.69 (4.58, 4.79) 0.180 0.751 27.6 0.207
BMI Normal (20–24) 1 0.124 12.7
Under weight (< 20) 0.96 (0.88, 1.04) 0.120 -0.039 1.6 -0.001
Over weight (25–29) 0.99 (0.96, 1.03) 0.123 -0.005 31.6 -0.002
Obese (30–39) 1.12 (1.09, 1.16) 0.137 0.096 43.3 0.042
Severely obese (40+) 1.49 (1.42, 1.56) 0.174 0.287 10.8 0.031
Smoking Never 1 0.129 19.7
Former 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) 0.132 0.026 46.3 0.012
Current 1.15 (1.12, 1.19) 0.146 0.117 34.0 0.040
HbA1c < 7% 1 0.109 50.8
7–10% 1.45 (1.42, 1.48) 0.150 0.276 40.9 0.113
10% 1.96 (1.88, 2.04) 0.192 0.436 8.3 0.036
Hypertension SBP < 150 and DBP < 100 1 0.134 83.3
SBP > 150 or DBP > 100 1.24 (1.21, 1.27) 0.161 0.167 16.7 0.028
High cholesterol HDL ≥1 and LDL ≤3 and triglyceride ≤2.3 1 0.127 38.4
HDL ≤1 or LDL ≥3 or triglyceride ≥2.3 1.10 (1.08, 1.13) 0.139 0.083 61.6 0.051
Physical activity Inactive 2.19 (2.07, 2.32) 0.140 0.506 43.0 0.217
Moderately inactive 1.01 (0.93, 1.09) 0.069 0.005 9.1 0.000
Moderately active 1.49 (1.41, 1.58) 0.100 0.307 36.0 0.110
Active 1 0.069 12.0
Overall cardiovascular health* Ideal 1 0.080 1.0
≥1 risk factor 1.84 (1.72, 1.97) 0.138 0.419 99.0 0.415

*Risk factors: BMI ≥30, current smoker, HbA1c ≥7%, hypertension, high cholesterol, inactive. Each multivariable logistic model adjusted for age, sex and baseline cardio-renal status. ARE = (Re − Ru)/Re, where Re is the estimated risk of the outcome in the exposed and Ru is the estimated risk in the unexposed groups. PAR=ARE*proportion of exposed in the population (Pe). Abbreviations: ARE attributable risk among the exposed, BMI body mass index, CVRD cardiovascular and renal diseases, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, HF heart failure, HDL high-density lipoprotein, CKD chronic kidney disease, HDL low-density lipoprotein, MI myocardial infarction, SBP systolic blood pressure, PAR population attributable risk, PAD peripheral artery disease