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. 2022 Sep 13;9(1):4–14. doi: 10.1002/osp4.630

TABLE 4.

Cox's proportional hazards model of cardiovascular disease development as a dependent variable

Total NFPG HFPG
95% CI 95% CI 95% CI
Variables HR Lower Upper p‐value HR Lower Upper p‐value HR Lower Upper p‐value
Model 1 Female (vs. male) 0.50 0.25 1.00 0.049 0.43 0.15 1.21 0.11 0.38 0.14 1.07 0.067
Age (per 1 year) 1.02 0.99 1.06 0.19 1.07 1.01 1.13 0.015 0.99 0.95 1.05 0.82
BMI (per 1 kg/m2) 1.04 0.97 1.11 0.27 1.06 0.97 1.15 0.18 1.01 0.91 1.13 0.86
SBP (per 1 mmHg) 1.00 0.98 1.02 0.72 0.99 0.96 1.02 0.36 1.00 0.97 1.02 0.90
FPG (per 1 mmol/L) 1.05 0.94 1.16 0.39 0.93 0.40 2.16 0.87 1.09 0.95 1.25 0.20
eGFRcys (per 1 ml min−1 [1.73 m]−2) 0.99 0.97 1.00 0.059 1.01 0.99 1.03 0.45 0.97 0.94 0.99 0.003
Model 2 Female (vs. male) 0.50 0.25 0.99 0.048 0.43 0.15 1.23 0.12 0.37 0.13 1.04 0.058
Age (per 1 year) 1.03 1.00 1.07 0.032 1.06 1.01 1.12 0.013 1.02 0.97 1.07 0.40
BMI (per 1 kg/m2) 1.06 0.99 1.13 0.098 1.05 0.96 1.14 0.27 1.05 0.94 1.18 0.39
SBP (per 1 mmHg) 1.00 0.98 1.02 0.76 0.98 0.96 1.01 0.28 1.00 0.98 1.03 0.70
FPG (per 1 mmol/L) 1.04 0.94 1.15 0.47 0.99 0.45 2.21 0.98 1.08 0.95 1.24 0.25
eGFRcr (per 1 ml min−1 [1.73 m]−2) 0.99 0.97 1.01 0.23 1.01 0.98 1.03 0.58 0.98 0.95 1.00 0.070

Note: HR indicates the hazard ratio for cardiovascular disease development. Models 1 and 2 include the same independent variables, except for eGFR. p‐values <0.05 are in bold.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; eGFRcys, estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated using serum cystatin C; eGFRcr, estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated using serum creatinine; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HR, hazard ratio; HFPG, high fasting plasma glucose; NFPG, normal fasting plasma glucose; SBP, systolic blood pressure.