Categorising education into two groups and sequential risk adjustments on relationship
| Risk adjustment category | Low vs high education | |
| 1 year RR (95% CI) | P value | |
| 1-year MACE | ||
| No adjustment (model 1) | 1.99 (1.45 to 2.73) | <0.001 |
| Demographic factors (model 2) | 1.61 (1.17 to 2.23) | 0.004 |
| Demographic factors+CVD risk profiles (model 3) | 1.61 (1.16 to 2.23) | 0.004 |
| 1-year mortality | ||
| No adjustment (model 1) | 2.52 (1.42 to 4.47) | 0.002 |
| Demographic factors (model 2) | 1.74 (0.96 to 3.14) | 0.067 |
| Demographic factors+CVD risk profiles (model 3) | 1.54 (0.85 to 2.81) | 0.157 |
Model 1, unadjusted;
model 2, adjusted for demographic characteristics including age and sex;
model 3, model two plus adjustment for cardiovascular clinical characteristics.