Table 8 Relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the presence of a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in men and women
From: Risk stratification of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia in a multi-ethnic cohort
Univariate | Multivariate (n, men = 180, n, women = 229) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR | 95% CI | P value | RR | 95% CI | P value | |
Diabetes (present vs. absent) | ||||||
Men | 2.7 | 1.1-6.3 | 0.024 | 3.1 | 1.2-8.0 | 0.018 |
Women | 5.4 | 2.5-11.6 | <0.001 | 4.3 | 2.0-9.4 | <0.001 |
Family history pre-mature CVD | ||||||
Men | 2.0 | 1.2-3.2 | 0.009 | 2.1 | 1.3-3.6 | 0.004 |
Women | 1.4 | 0.8-2.6 | 0.235 | - | - | - |
HDL-C (mmol L-1) | ||||||
Men | 0.3 | 0.1-0.8 | 0.014 | 0.3 | 0.1-0.8 | 0.022 |
Women | 0.5 | 0.2-1.1 | 0.066 | - | - | - |
Smoking (ever vs. never) | ||||||
Men | 1.2 | 0.7-2.0 | 0.441 | - | - | - |
Women | 2.9 | 1.6-5.3 | 0.001 | 2.5 | 1.4-4.7 | 0.003 |
Lp (a) (high vs. low)* | ||||||
Men | 1.1 | 0.5-2.2 | 0.814 | - | - | - |
Women | 2.8 | 1.4-5.3 | 0.002 | 2.8 | 1.4-5.3 | 0.003 |