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. 2022 Mar 15;15:813–826. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S354167

Table 3.

Risk of Cardiometabolic Diseases by Baseline Phosphate Quartiles in Men and Women

Serum Phosphate Quartiles in Men Serum Phosphate Quartiles in Women
Q1: <0.91 (n=455) Q2: 0.91–1.01 (n=466) Q3: 1.01–1.11 (n=425) Q4: >1.11 (n=397) Q1: <1.07 (n=601) Q2: 1.07–1.16 (n=562) Q3: 1.16–1.25 (n=523) Q4: >1.25 (n=519)
Heart failure
 Population 358 369 327 298 471 475 438 409
 Event number 92 97 87 75 130 126 106 98
 Person years 823 843 773 656 1134 1086 1052 967
 Adjusted HRa(95% CI) 1 1.06 (0.80–1.41) 1.08 (0.80–1.45) 1.12 (0.81–1.53) 1 1.02 (0.80–1.31) 0.90 (0.70–1.17) 0.93 (0.71–1.21)
Ischemic heart disease
 Population 360 379 337 304 482 482 443 416
 Event number 45 33 35 25 71 52 66 44
 Person years 906 955 898 772 1244 1184 1103 1058
 Adjusted HRa(95% CI) 1 0.72 (0.46–1.14) 0.90 (0.57–1.40) 0.78 (0.47–1.30) 1 0.78 (0.55–1.12) 1.04 (0.74–1.46) 0.74 (0.50–1.09)
Hypertension
 Population 353 373 332 301 481 479 438 412
 Event number 57 79 62 50 104 95 88 74
 Person years 878 877 851 718 1183 1154 1038 991
 Adjusted HRa(95% CI) 1 1.35 (0.96–1.90) 1.02 (0.71–1.46) 0.94 (0.64–1.38) 1 0.92 (0.70–1.22) 0.92 (0.69–1.23) 0.78 (0.58–1.06)
Diabetes mellitus
 Population 358 378 336 302 482 482 442 416
 Event number 22 28 24 23 29 31 31 45
 Person years 934 936 891 770 1280 1211 1132 1052
 Adjusted HRa(95% CI) 1 1.34 (0.76–2.34) 1.29 (0.72–2.32) 1.56 (0.85–2.86) 1 1.20 (0.72–2.00) 1.25 (0.75–2.07) 1.84 (1.14–2.96)
Metabolic syndrome
 Population 349 372 329 300 474 476 436 409
 Event number 41 37 40 52 61 67 49 42
 Person years 871 899 832 696 1200 1109 1072 999
 Adjusted HRa(95% CI) 1 0.85 (0.54–1.33) 0.96 (0.62–1.49) 1.45 (0.95–2.21) 1 0.99 (0.70–1.40) 0.71 (0.48–1.05) 0.64 (0.43–0.96)
Chronic kidney disease
 Population 354 375 332 298 477 476 434 410
 Event number 41 44 36 44 56 69 41 53
 Person years 894 905 859 724 1245 1148 1088 1001
 Adjusted HRa(95% CI) 1 1.04 (0.68–1.59) 0.91 (0.58–1.43) 1.27 (0.82–1.97) 1 1.33 (0.93–1.90) 0.83 (0.55–1.25) 1.18 (0.80–1.73)

Notes: aAdjusted for SBP, total calcium, bicarbonate, fasting glucose, HbA1c, TC and smoking status in males; age, BMI, waist circumference, SBP, total calcium, bicarbonate, TC, education and kidney disease history in females. Data in bold indicate statistically significant results with p<0.05.

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.