Relative odds of incident ischaemic heart disease by four graded cut off points of glucose in non-diabetic men in combined cohort (Caerphilly and Speedwell)
| Relative odds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose range (mmol/l) | Men (n) | Events (n) |
Age adjusted only (95% CI) | Multivariate5-150 |
| ⩽ 4.7 | 1775 | 186 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 4.8– | 2131 | 253 | 1.12 (0.91, 1.37) | 1.03 (0.84, 1.28) |
| 5.8– | 246 | 40 | 1.57 (1.08, 2.28) | 1.32 (0.90, 1.95) |
| 6.8–7.7 | 45 | 13 | 3.24 (1.66, 6.31) | 2.56 (1.27, 5.17) |
| Total | 4197 | 492 | ||
| Heterogeneity test | χ2 = 14.4 | χ2 = 7.77 | ||
| 3 df, p = 0.006 | 3 df, p = 0.05 | |||
| Trend test | χ2 = 10.5 | χ2 = 4.20 | ||
| 1 df, p = 0.001 | 1 df, p = 0.04 | |||
↵5-150 Included in the multivariate model are: age, pre-existing IHD, smoking habit, diastolic blood pressure, total and HDL cholesterol, log triglyceride, and area factor (Caerphilly v Speedwell).