Long-term increase in fasting blood glucose is associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest

Table 4 Risk factors for SCA

	Adjusted HR (95% CI)	p value
Age (per 1 year)	1.078 (1.076–1.080)	< 0.001
Sex (male)	2.479 (2.328–2.640)	< 0.001
Body-mass index (per 1 kg/m²)	0.966 (0.959–0.974)	< 0.001
Smoking		< 0.001
Non-smoker	1 (reference)
Ex-smoker	1.132 (1.061–1.207)
Current-smoker	1.872 (1.759–1.992)
Alcohol		< 0.001
Non-drinker	1 (reference)
Mild-drinker	0.806 (0.764–0.850)
Heavy-drinker	0.898 (0.850–0.948)
Regular exercise	0.898 (0.850–0.948)	< 0.001
Income level (lowest quintile)	1.065 (1.008–1.125)	0.026
Hypertension	1.434 (1.365–1.507)	< 0.001
Dyslipidemia	1.035 (0.983–1.089)	0.189
Chronic kidney disease	1.368 (1.285–1.457)	< 0.001
Atrial fibrillation	1.452 (1.317–1.600)	< 0.001
Heart Failure	1.652 (1.527–1.787)	< 0.001
ΔFBG (per 1 mg/dL)	1.005 (1.004–1.005)	< 0.001
Baseline FBG (2009) (per 1 mg/dL)	1.008 (1.007–1.009)	< 0.001

CI, confidence interval; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HR, hazard ratio; SCA, sudden cardiac arrest

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