Table 2 |
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Hazard ratios of death, MI and ischemic stroke by risk factors |
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Study Measure |
Death |
MI |
Ischemic stroke |
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Age at index diagnosis |
1.08† |
1.02† |
1.05† |
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Male gender |
1.28† |
1.69† |
1.32† |
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History of: |
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MI |
1.06** |
1.66† |
1.17* |
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Stroke |
1.60† |
1.29* |
3.11† |
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MI+stroke |
1.84† |
1.76† |
3.26† |
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Atrial fibrillation |
1.17** |
-- |
1.64† |
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Angina |
0.84† |
1.44† |
-- |
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Heart failure |
1.89† |
-- |
1.18* |
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Hypercholesterolemia |
0.77† |
-- |
-- |
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Hypertension |
-- |
1.21** |
1.52† |
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Diabetes |
1.37† |
1.49† |
-- |
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TIA |
1.04 |
-- |
1.61† |
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Interaction terms |
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TIA × follow-up |
1.02* |
-- |
-- |
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MIx follow-up |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Stroke × follow-up |
-- |
-- |
0.95* |
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MI + stroke × follow-up |
0.96* |
-- |
0.93* |
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Final models are presented; factors that were not statistically significant were excluded since they can introduce noise and reduce precision of estimates MI = myocardial infarction TIA = transient ischemic attack *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 † p < 0.001 -- = not statistically significant |
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Migliaccio-Walle et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2010 10:40 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-10-40 |
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