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. 2021 Aug 13;44:25–30. doi: 10.1016/j.athplu.2021.08.004

Table 2.

Hazard ratios for carotid plaque in participants with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, according to the MN and MJ cohort.

H. pylori -a
H. pylori + a

HR (95% CI)

Carotid plaque/total Carotid plaque/total Model 1b Model 2c Model 3d
MN cohort
All participants 6433/51099 4775/34259 1.05 (1.02–1.09) 1.04 (1.01–1.08)
Without self-reported cancer e 6379/50603 4750/34020 1.05 (1.01–1.09) 1.04 (1.00–1.08)
Without self-reported cancer or peptic ulcer f 6346/50417 4733/33911 1.06 (1.02–1.10) 1.04 (1.00–1.08)
Without missing value g 5494/44600 4113/29712 1.07 (1.02–1.11) 1.06 (1.01–1.10)
Set 1-year lag h 5814/46317 4324/31168 1.06 (1.02–1.10) 1.05 (1.01–1.09)
MJ cohort
All participants 762/5381 517/3176 1.05 (0.94–1.17) 1.03 (0.92–1.15) 1.02 (0.91–1.14)
Without self-reported cancer i 751/5329 514/3148 1.05 (0.94–1.18) 1.03 (0.92–1.16) 1.03 (0.92–1.15)
Without self-reported cancer or peptic ulcer j 711/5147 497/3063 1.05 (0.94–1.18) 1.04 (0.93–1.17) 1.03 (0.92–1.16)
Without missing value k 428/2912 294/1772 1.05 (0.93–1.18) 1.03 (0.91–1.15) 1.02 (0.90–1.14)
Set 1-year lag l 297/2007 215/1260 1.04 (0.87–1.24) 0.99 (0.83–1.19) 1.01 (0.84–1.21)
a

Presented as case number/number of participants.

b

Adjusted for age (<30, 30–39, 40–49, 50-59, 60–69, or ≥0 year), sex (women or men).

c

Further adjusted for annual personal income (<0.1, 0.1–0.2, or ≥0.2 million), body mass index (<18.5, 18.5-23.9, 24.0-27.9, or ≥28 kg/m2), blood pressure (normal, prehypertension, or hypertension), blood glucose (normal, prediabetes, or diabetes), triglycerides (tertile), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (tertile), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (tertile), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (tertile), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (tertile).

d

Further adjusted for education (illiteracy or elementary school, middle school, or college/university), marital status (married, separated, or never married), smoking status (never, former, or current), alcohol drinking (never, former, or current), physical activity (inactive, medium, or active), family history of cardiovascular disease (yes or no).

e

Excluded 735 participants with self-reported cancer at baseline.

f

Excluded 1030 participants with self-reported cancer or peptic ulcer at baseline.

g

Excluded 71,018 participants with missing values in the covariate.

h

Excluded 11,046 participants with follow time less than 12 months.

i

Excluded 110 participants with self-reported cancer at baseline.

j

Excluded 347 participants with self-reported cancer or peptic ulcer at baseline.

k

Excluded 5290 participants with missing values in the covariate.

l

Excluded 739 participants with follow time less than 12 months.