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. 2023 Sep 5;23:1725. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16659-8

Table 2.

HR for CVD and all-cause mortality associated with different combination of cardiometabolic risk factors

No. of participants CVD Stroke CHD All-cause mortality
Cases HR (95%CI) Cases HR (95%CI) Cases HR (95%CI) Cases HR (95%CI)
The number of cardiometabolic risk factors
 None 12,153 282 Reference 170 Reference 78 Reference 349 Reference
 One 8436 533 1.59 (1.37–1.85) 328 1.65 (1.36–2.00) 160 1.63 (1.23–2.16) 593 1.38 (1.20–1.58)
 Two 1870 157 1.82 (1.49–2.24) 88 1.67 (1.27–2.18) 57 2.30 (1.61–3.30) 164 1.66 (1.37–2.02)
 Three 137 19 2.97 (1.85–4.75) 10 2.51 (1.31–4.78) 8 3.92 (1.86–8.23) 20 2.97 (1.88–4.69)
The type of cardiometabolic risk factors
 None 12,153 282 Reference 170 Reference 78 Reference 349 Reference
 Diabetes only 830 36 1.31 (0.93–1.86) 20 1.22 (0.76–1.94) 14 1.83 (1.03–3.24) 58 1.79 (1.36–2.37)
 High LDL-C only 632 15 0.82 (0.49–1.38) 8 0.70 (0.34–1.42) 7 1.52 (0.70–3.30) 16 0.76 (0.46–1.25)
 Hypertension only 6974 482 1.68 (1.44–1.96) 300 1.78 (1.46–2.17) 139 1.62 (1.21–2.16) 519 1.37 (1.19–1.58)
 Diabetes + High LDL-C 73 2 0.77 (0.19–3.08) 0 - 1 1.51 (0.21–10.92) 4 1.28 (0.48–3.43)
 Diabetes + Hypertension 1236 116 2.06 (1.64–2.58) 64 1.90 (1.40–2.56) 41 2.41 (1.62–3.59) 121 1.92 (1.55–2.39)
 High LDL-C + Hypertension 561 39 1.45 (1.03–2.05) 24 1.42 (0.92–2.20) 15 2.06 (1.17–3.63) 39 1.16 (0.83–1.62)
 Diabetes + High LDL-C + hypertension 137 19 3.02 (1.88–4.83) 10 2.56 (1.34–4.89) 8 3.96 (1.89–8.33) 20 3.02 (1.92–4.77)

CVD cardiovascular disease, CI confidential interval, CHD coronary heart disease, HR hazard ratio, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol