Body mass index and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome by diabetes status: the obesity paradox in a Korean national cohort study

Table 2 Hazard ratio of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome by diabetes status

	Without diabetes (n = 2989)			With diabetes (n = 3989)			Unadjusted HR (95% CI)	Adjusted HR (95% CI)^a
	Person-years	No. of events	Event rate (per 100 PY)	Person-years	No. of events	Event rate (per 100 PY)	Unadjusted HR (95% CI)	Adjusted HR (95% CI)^a
MACE	13,057	524	4.01	19,096	1109	5.81	1.49 (1.34–1.65)	1.22 (1.09–1.37)
Cardiovascular death	14,471	153	1.06	22,913	286	1.25	1.25 (1.03–1.53)	1.15 (0.92–1.43)
Myocardial infarction	13,542	272	2.01	20,734	500	2.41	1.26 (1.09–1.50)	1.05 (0.89–1.23)
Stroke	13,863	196	1.41	20,812	592	2.84	2.06 (1.75–2.42)	1.50 (1.26–1.79)
Hospitalization for heart failure	14,103	162	1.15	21,385	513	2.40	2.13 (1.79–2.55)	1.47 (1.22–1.78)
All-cause death	14,471	325	2.25	22,913	698	3.05	1.40 (1.23–1.60)	1.28 (1.11–1.49)

CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, MACE major adverse cardiovascular events, PY person-years
^aAdjusted for sex, age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, alcohol consumption, smoking status, physical activity, household income, concurrent medications, comorbidities, and index year

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