Relative odds of incident ischaemic heart disease by fifths of glucose distribution 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) | Multivariate4-150 |
| ⩽ 4.4 | 827 | 85 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 4.5–4.7 | 948 | 101 | 1.02 (0.75, 1.38) | 0.95 (0.69, 1.31) |
| 4.8–4.9 | 775 | 75 | 0.91 (0.65, 1.26) | 0.81 (0.58, 1.14) |
| 5.0–5.2 | 882 | 103 | 1.11 (0.82, 1.51) | 1.01 (0.73, 1.38) |
| 5.3–7.7 | 765 | 128 | 1.65 (1.23, 2.22) | 1.39 (1.02, 1.90) |
| Total | 4197 | 492 | ||
| Heterogeneity test | χ2 = 19.6 | χ2 = 12.6 | ||
| 4 df, p = 0.0006 | 4 df, p = 0.01 | |||
| Trend test | χ2 = 12.1 | χ2 = 4.87 | ||
| 1 df, p = 0.0005 | 1 df, p = 0.03 | |||
↵4-150 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).