Table 2.
Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke across quartiles of remnant cholesterol quartiles
| Events | Duration | Incident rate (1000 person-year) |
Unadjusted model HRs (95% CI) | Age, sex adjusted model HRs (95%CI) | Fully adjusted model* HRs (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myocardial infarction | ||||||
| Remnant cholesterol (Q1) | 17,143 | 3485371.99 | 4.919 | Reference | 1(Ref.) | Reference |
| Remnant cholesterol (Q2) | 16,885 | 3020245.84 | 5.591 | 1.128(1.099,1.157) | 1.103(1.075,1.132) | 1.083(1.055,1.112) |
| Remnant cholesterol (Q3) | 20,563 | 3563850.44 | 5.770 | 1.199(1.17,1.229) | 1.21(1.181,1.241) | 1.175(1.146,1.205) |
| Remnant cholesterol (Q4) | 18,640 | 3287793.49 | 5.669 | 1.224(1.193,1.254) | 1.333(1.3,1.367) | 1.281(1.249,1.314) |
| Stroke | ||||||
| Remnant cholesterol (Q1) | 17,143 | 3485371.99 | 4.919 | 1(Ref.) | 1(Ref.) | Reference |
| Remnant cholesterol (Q2) | 16,885 | 3020245.84 | 5.591 | 1.136(1.112,1.16) | 1.108(1.084,1.131) | 1.083(1.06,1.106) |
| Remnant cholesterol (Q3) | 20,563 | 3563850.44 | 5.770 | 1.172(1.149,1.196) | 1.194(1.17,1.218) | 1.147(1.124,1.171) |
| Remnant cholesterol (Q4) | 18,640 | 3287793.49 | 5.669 | 1.152(1.128,1.176) | 1.3(1.273,1.327) | 1.22(1.195,1.247) |
*Adjusted model: Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol drinking status, regular exercise, low income, hypertension, statin use, fibrate use, fasting blood glucose and diabetes duration (≥ 5years)
HRs, hazard ratios