Evaluation of the consequences associated with diffuse vascular disease history in patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease: estimates from Saskatchewan health data

Table 2 Hazard ratios of death, MI and ischemic stroke by risk factors

Study Measure	Death	MI	Ischemic stroke
Age at index diagnosis	1.08^†	1.02^†	1.05^†
Male gender	1.28^†	1.69^†	1.32^†
History of:
MI	1.06**	1.66^†	1.17*
Stroke	1.60^†	1.29*	3.11^†
MI+stroke	1.84^†	1.76^†	3.26^†
Atrial fibrillation	1.17**	--	1.64^†
Angina	0.84^†	1.44^†	--
Heart failure	1.89^†	--	1.18*
Hypercholesterolemia	0.77^†	--	--
Hypertension	--	1.21**	1.52^†
Diabetes	1.37^†	1.49^†	--
TIA	1.04	--	1.61^†
Interaction terms
TIA × follow-up	1.02*	--	--
MIx follow-up	--	--	--
Stroke × follow-up	--	--	0.95*
MI + stroke × follow-up	0.96*	--	0.93*

Final models are presented; factors that were not statistically significant were excluded since they can introduce noise and reduce precision of estimates
MI = myocardial infarction
TIA = transient ischemic attack
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01
^† p < 0.001
-- = not statistically significant

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