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Table 2 Adjusted hazard ratios for study outcomes associated with triglyceride levels in statin-treated patients

From: Triglycerides and risk of cardiovascular events in statin-treated patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a Danish cohort study

Triglyceride level (mmol/L)

Overall

Males

Females

N/events

Incidence rates per 1000 PY (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

N/events

Incidence rates per 1000 PY (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

N/events

Incidence rates per 1000 PY (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

Mace

  < 1.0

4563/322

10.2 (9.2–11.4)

1.0

2538/199

11.5 (10.0–13.2)

1.0

2025/123

8.7 (7.3–10.4)

1.0

 1.0–1.9

14,124/1,051

11.2 (10.5–11.8)

1.14 (1.00–1.29)

7196/608

12.9 (11.9–13.9)

1.17 (0.99–1.37)

6928/443

9.4 (8.6–10.3)

1.09 (0.89–1.34)

 2.0–2.9

5445/390

11.3 (10.3–12.5)

1.30 (1.12–1.51)

2860/208

11.5 (10.0–13.2)

1.18 (0.97–1.44)

2585/182

11.1 (9.6–12.9)

1.45 (1.15–1.82)

  ≥ 3.0

2948/194

10.6 (9.2–12.2)

1.44 (1.20–1.73)

1826/132

11.8 (9.9–14.0)

1.47 (1.17–1.85)

1122/62

8.8 (6.9–11.3)

1.32 (0.97–1.80)

Myocardial infarction

  < 1.0

4563/84

2.3 (1.8–2.8)

1.0

2538/61

3.0 (2.3–3.8)

1.0

2025/23

1.4 (0.9–2.1)

1.0

 1.0–1.9

14,124/327

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

1.35 (1.06–1.71)

7196/202

3.6 (3.2–4.2)

1.22 (0.92–1.63)

6928/125

2.3 (1.9–2.7)

1.66 (1.07–2.60)

 2.0–2.9

5445/141

3.5 (2.9–4.1)

1.67 (1.27–2.20)

2860/84

3.9 (3.2–4.9)

1.39 (1.00–1.95)

2585/57

2.9 (2.3–3.8)

2.39 (1.46–3.89)

  ≥ 3.0

2948/74

3.4 (2.7–4.3)

1.75 (1.27–2.42)

1826/57

4.2 (3.3–5.5)

1.65 (1.13–2.41)

1122/17

2.0 (1.3–3.3)

1.78 (0.94–3.37)

Ischemic stroke

  < 1.0

4563/172

4.7 (4.0–5.4)

1.0

2538/99

4.9 (4.0–5.9)

1.0

2025/73

4.4 (3.5–5.9)

1.0

 1.0–1.9

14,124/483

4.4 (4.0–4.8)

0.96 (0.81–1.15)

7196/277

5.0 (4.4–5.6)

1.06 (0.84–1.33)

6928/206

3.8 (3.7–4.3)

0.83 (0.63–1.09)

 2.0–2.9

5445/173

4.2 (3.7–4.9)

1.04 (0.84–1.29)

2860/93

4.3 (3.5–5.3)

1.04 (0.78–1.39)

2585/80

4.1 (3.3–5.1)

1.01 (0.73–1.39)

  ≥ 3.0

2948/88

4.0 (3.3–5.0)

1.13 (0.86–1.47)

1826/59

4.4 (3.4–5.7)

1.23 (0.87–1.72)

1122/29

3.5 (2.4–5.0)

0.97 (0.62–1.50)

Cardiac death

  < 1.0

4563/134

4.1 (3.5–4.9)

1.0

2538/86

4.8 (3.9–6.0)

1.0

2025/48

3.3 (2.5–4.4)

1.0

 1.0–1.9

14,124/454

4.7 (4.3–5.2)

1.20 (0.99–1.46)

7196/254

5.2 (4.6–5.9)

1.17 (0.91–1.49)

6928/200

4.2 (3.6–4.8)

1.28 (0.94–1.76)

 2.0–2.9

5445/161

4.6 (3.9–5.3)

1.37 (1.08–1.72)

2860/76

4.1 (3.3–5.1)

1.10 (0.80–1.50)

2585/85

5.1 (4.1–6.2)

1.79 (1.25–2.56)

  ≥ 3.0

2948/73

3.9 (3.1–4.9)

1.53 (1.14–2.06)

1826/44

3.8 (2.8–5.1)

1.42 (0.97–2.07)

1122/29

4.1 (2.8–5.9)

1.72 (1.08–2.76)

  1. Adjusted for age, sex, calendar year, smoking, hypertension, kidney function (eGFR), glucose-lowering drug therapy (including insulin), and HbA1c level. See Additional file 1: Table S1 for definitions of covariates
  2. CI confidence interval; CVD cardiovascular disease; HR hazard ratio; PY person years; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus