TABLE 7.
The hazard ratios of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events per the annual height decrease rate in female patients based on menopausal status.
| No |
Yes |
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| Annual rate of height decrease†† |
Annual rate of height decrease†† |
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| Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
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| Cardiovascular disease | (ref.) | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | (ref.) | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI |
| Crude model | ||||||||||
| MACCE | 1 | 0.48 | 0.22, 1.05 | 0.85 | 0.39, 1.85 | 1 | 1.49 | 1.34, 1.65 | 1.72 | 1.50, 1.98 |
| Cardiac death | 1 | 0.00 | – | 1.18 | 0.15, 9.59 | 1 | 1.46 | 0.92, 2.32 | 3.17 | 1.98, 5.07 |
| Non-fatal MI | 1 | 0.00 | – | 0.00 | – | 1 | 1.62 | 1.16, 2.26 | 1.63 | 1.02, 2.59 |
| Stroke | 1 | 0.50 | 0.22, 1.16 | 0.59 | 0.21, 1.62 | 1 | 1.47 | 1.31, 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.39, 1.91 |
| Hospitalization for HF | 1 | 4.68 | 0.29, 74.77 | 24.88 | 2.58, 238.48 | 1 | 1.63 | 1.12, 2.36 | 2.25 | 1.43, 3.54 |
| Adjusted model† | ||||||||||
| MACCE | 1 | 0.47 | 0.22, 1.03 | 0.83 | 0.38, 1.82 | 1 | 1.22 | 1.09, 1.35 | 1.27 | 1.11, 1.47 |
| Cardiac death | 1 | 0.00 | – | 1.13 | 0.14, 9.22 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.63, 1.59 | 1.74 | 1.08, 2.81 |
| Non-fatal MI | 1 | 0.00 | – | 0.00 | – | 1 | 1.33 | 0.95, 1.87 | 1.20 | 0.74, 1.92 |
| Stroke | 1 | 0.49 | 0.21, 1.14 | 0.57 | 0.21, 1.58 | 1 | 1.22 | 1.09, 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.06, 1.46 |
| Hospitalization for HF | 1 | 4.57 | 0.29, 73.28 | 23.69 | 2.45, 229.50 | 1 | 1.15 | 0.79, 1.67 | 1.30 | 0.82, 2.07 |
MACCE, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events; MI, myocardial infarction; HF, heart failure.
†Age, income deciles, diabetes, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, hypertension, smoke, drink, body mass index were adjusted.
††Annual rate of height decrease: Group 1 (<0.3 cm), Group 2 (0.3 to <0.6 cm), and Group 3 (≥0.6 cm).
Cox proportional hazard model.