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Table 4 Cox proportional hazards model predicting the combined primary endpoint (MI and CD) in different score groups for men a) and women b) adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors

From: Predictive value of coronary calcifications for future cardiac events in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus: A prospective study in 716 patients over 8 years

a) men

     

Score

number of events

number of patients

event rate (%)

hazard ratio (95% CI)

p value

0–10

2

63

3.1

1

 

11–100

8

80

10.0

1.9 (1.5–2.5) *

0.04

101 – 400

23

86

26.7

5.4 (4.5–7.0) *

0.02

> 400

66

201

32.8

9.5 (8.0–11.9) *

0.01

All

99

430

10.8

  

b) women

     

Score

number of events

number of patients

event rate (%)

hazard ratio (95% CI)

p value

0–10

1

74

2.8

1

 

11–100

5

82

6.1

1.6 (1.1–2.3) *

0.02

101 – 400

22

60

36.7

5.2 (4.0–6.9) *

0.02

> 400

35

70

50.0

14.1 (12.0–16.8) *

0.01

All

62

286

9.9

  
  1. * indicates a significant difference (p < 0.05) compared to the patient group without coronary calcifications.