Table 5 Association of gender with ischaemic heart disease
CADIschaemia on ECGMajor ECG abnormalities
Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Women0.82 (0.57 to 1.18)0.97 (0.69 to 1.36)2.29 (1.91 to 2.76)2.43 (1.95 to 3.02)2.57 (2.04 to 3.24)2.78 (2.13 to 3.64)
Age (years)1.04 (1.02 to 1.06)1.04 (1.02 to 1.05)1.02 (1.01 to 1.04)1.02 (1.01 to 1.04)1.03 (1.02 to 1.04)1.03 (1.01 to 1.04)
Past smoker*2.82 (1.81 to 4.41)2.33 (1.50 to 3.61)1.00 (0.77 to 1.30)1.46 (1.10 to 1.95)0.99 (0.66 to 1.48)1.49 (0.97 to 2.28)
Metabolic syndrome†2.03 (1.44 to 2.85)2.05 (1.43 to 2.94)1.73 (1.49 to 2.01)1.57 (1.35 to 1.84)1.54 (1.28 to 1.86)1.37 (1.14 to 1.64)
  • *Past smokers defined a those who smoked ⩾100 cigarettes in their lifetime.

  • †Metabolic syndrome defined as the concomitant presence of at least three of the following: hypertension, high triglycerides (>1.70 mmol/l); or low HDL cholesterol (<1.04 mmol/l in men or <1.30 mmol/l in women), impaired glucose tolerance (fasting glucose ⩾6.1 mmol/l), or central obesity.