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Table 2 Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke across quartiles of remnant cholesterol quartiles

From: Remnant cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study

 

Events

Duration

Incident rate

(1000 person-year)

Unadjusted model HRs (95% CI)

Age, sex adjusted model HRs (95%CI)

Fully adjusted model* HRs (95%CI)

Myocardial infarction

      

Remnant cholesterol (Q1)

17,143

3485371.99

4.919

Reference

1(Ref.)

Reference

Remnant cholesterol (Q2)

16,885

3020245.84

5.591

1.128(1.099,1.157)

1.103(1.075,1.132)

1.083(1.055,1.112)

Remnant cholesterol (Q3)

20,563

3563850.44

5.770

1.199(1.17,1.229)

1.21(1.181,1.241)

1.175(1.146,1.205)

Remnant cholesterol (Q4)

18,640

3287793.49

5.669

1.224(1.193,1.254)

1.333(1.3,1.367)

1.281(1.249,1.314)

Stroke

      

Remnant cholesterol (Q1)

17,143

3485371.99

4.919

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

Reference

Remnant cholesterol (Q2)

16,885

3020245.84

5.591

1.136(1.112,1.16)

1.108(1.084,1.131)

1.083(1.06,1.106)

Remnant cholesterol (Q3)

20,563

3563850.44

5.770

1.172(1.149,1.196)

1.194(1.17,1.218)

1.147(1.124,1.171)

Remnant cholesterol (Q4)

18,640

3287793.49

5.669

1.152(1.128,1.176)

1.3(1.273,1.327)

1.22(1.195,1.247)

  1. *Adjusted model: Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol drinking status, regular exercise, low income, hypertension, statin use, fibrate use, fasting blood glucose and diabetes duration (≥ 5years)
  2. HRs, hazard ratios