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Table 2 Incidence of CVD events in relation to HbA1c level

From: Relationship between hemoglobin A1c and cardiovascular disease in mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemic Japanese individuals: subanalysis of a large-scale randomized controlled trial

% HbA1c

Men

Women

All

 

Events/pts, n (/1000 py)

HR (95%CI)

p-value

Trend-p

Events/pts, n (/1000 py)

HR (95%CI)

p-value

Trend-p

Events/pts, n (/1000 py)

HR (95%CI)

p-value

Trend-p

CHD

   

<0.01

   

<0.01

   

<0.01

   <6.0

16/630 (5.6)

1.0

--

 

9/1481 (1.3)

1.0

--

 

25/2111 (2.6)

1.0

--

 

   6.0-< 6.5

7/226 (7.1)

1.2 (0.5-2.9)

0.73

 

6/419 (3.2)

2.1 (0.7-6.0)

0.16

 

13/645 (4.5)

1.5 (0.8-2.9)

0.24

 

   ≥6.5

33/518 (14.7)

2.3 (1.3-4.2)

<0.01

 

24/728 (7.2)

4.9 (2.2-10.6)

<0.01

 

57/1246 (10.3)

3.1 (1.9-5.0)

<0.01

 

Stroke (all)

   

0.33

   

0.14

   

0.07

   <6.0

11/630 (3.9)

1.0

--

 

13/1481 (1.9)

1.0

--

 

24/2111 (2.5)

1.0

--

 

   6.0-< 6.5

5/226 (5.0)

1.1 (0.4-3.3)

0.82

 

4/419 (2.1)

1.0 (0.3-3.0)

0.94

 

9/645 (3.1)

1.1 (0.5-2.3)

0.85

 

   ≥6.5

15/518 (6.5)

1.5 (0.7-3.2)

0.33

 

14/728 (4.2)

1.8 (0.8-3.9)

0.13

 

29/1246 (5.1)

1.7 (1.0-2.9)

0.07

 

CVD

   

<0.01

   

<0.01

   

<0.01

   <6.0

27/630 (9.6)

1.0

--

 

26/1481 (3.9)

1.0

--

 

53/2111 (5.6)

1.0

--

 

   6.0-< 6.5

12/226 (12.2)

1.2 (0.6-2.3)

0.69

 

10/419 (5.4)

1.2 (0.6-2.5)

0.64

 

22/645 (7.7)

1.2 (0.7-2.0)

0.48

 

   ≥6.5

50/518 (22.9)

2.1 (1.3-3.4)

<0.01

 

42/728 (12.8)

2.9 (1.8-4.7)

<0.01

 

92/1246 (16.9)

2.4 (1.7-3.4)

<0.01

 

Death (total)

   

0.01

   

0.53

   

0.04

   <6.0

4/630 (1.4)

1.0

--

 

16/1481 (2.3)

1.0

--

 

20/2111 (2.1)

1.0

--

 

   6.0-< 6.5

5/226 (4.9)

3.4 (0.9-12.9)

0.07

 

10/419 (5.2)

2.2 (1.0-4.9)

0.05

 

15/645 (5.1)

2.3 (1.2-4.4)

0.02

 

   ≥6.5

16/518 (6.7)

4.1 (1.3-12.5)

0.01

 

10/728 (2.9)

1.2 (0.5-2.6)

0.68

 

26/1246 (4.5)

1.9 (1.0-3.4)

0.04

 
  1. HR, 95%CI estimated by Cox proportional model adjusted by sex, age, treatment arm, baseline LDL-C, baseline HDL-C, hypertension, chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate <60), and smoking status.