Table 3

Conditional odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for myocardial infarction by combinations of reported cigarette consumption and number of clinical risk factors present

Cigarettes per day
Clinical risk
factors (n)2-150
Non-smokers 1–19 ⩾ 20
012.51 (1.07 to 5.91)14.5 (7.22 to 29.3)
11.22 (0.62 to 2.4)9.11 (4.66 to 17.8)26.1 (14.0 to 48.7)
23.04 (1.53 to 6.06)12.5 (5.68 to 27.4)36.2 (18.9 to 69.5)
⩾ 36.74 (3.46 to 13.1)35.8 (17.9 to 71.8)66.8 (34.7 to 129)
  • 2-150 Hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, angina, or diabetes mellitus.