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Table 3 Risk of cardiovascular events based on the quartiles of FFAs (first quartile as reference)

From: Free fatty acids and cardiovascular outcome: a Chinese cohort study on stable coronary artery disease

 

Quartile 1

(≤0.30,n = 403)

Quartile 2

(0.31–0.40,n = 364)

Quartile 3

(0.41–0.53,n = 391)

Quartile 4

(>0.53,n = 348)

Incident cases

28

31

38

49

P value

-

0.63

0.16

0.001

Person-years

1138.92

1024.78

1138.51

987.50

Incidence/100 person-years

2.46

3.03

3.34

4.96

P value

-

0.25

0.03

<0.001

Univariate

1.00 (Ref.)

1.24(0.74–2.06)

1.42 (0.87–2.32)

2.09(1.32–3.33)

P value

-

0.41

0.16

0.002

Model 1a

1.00 (Ref.)

1.26(0.75–2.09)

1.15 (0.88–2.33)

2.06 (1.29–3.27)

P value

-

0.38

0.15

0.002

Model 2b

1.00 (Ref.)

1.20(0.72–2.01)

1.29(0.79–2.13)

1.82(1.13–2.93)

P value

-

0.49

0.31

0.014

Model 3c

1.00 (Ref.)

1.16(0.69–1.96)

1.30(0.79–2.15)

1.80 (1.11–2.94)

P value

-

0.58

0.31

0.018

  1. HRs Hazard ratios, CI Confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age and sex
  3. bAdditionally adjusted for hypertension, diabetes, body mass index, current smoking, and family history of coronary artery disease
  4. cAdditionally adjusted for hemoglobinA1c, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, and cardiac Troponin I