Table 5.

Relative hazard rates relating increments of one unit measurement of ARD parameters to the incidence of cardiovascular events

		Women				Men
		HR	95% CI		P value	HR	95% CI		P value
Model 1	ARD (cm)	1.237	0.935	1.637	0.137	1.575	1.228	2.019	<0.001
Model 2	ARD (cm)*	0.991	0.950	1.033	0.991	1.330	0.966	1.832	0.081
Model 1	ARD/BSA (cm/m2)	1.558	1.099	2.209	0.013	2.202	1.549	3.128	<0.001
Model 2	ARD/BSA (cm/m2)	1.066	0.538	2.106	0.824	1.502	0.966	2.336	0.071
Model 1	ARD/height (cm/m)	1.597	1.124	2.270	0.009	2.603	1.876	3.612	<0.001
Model 2	ARD/height (cm/m)	0.980	0.454	2.113	0.980	1.781	1.160	2.736	0.008

Model 1: unadjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age, previous cardiac diseases, antihypertensive treatment, current smoking and drinking, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose and estimated glomerular filtration rate.

*Additionally adjusted for BMI in the Model 2.

ARD, aortic root diameter; BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area.