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Table 2 Multivariate regression of high cardiovascular disease risk in men for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and biometric variables (n = 6189)

From: A six question screen to facilitate primary cardiovascular disease prevention

  

SCORE risk ≥5 %a

  
   

95.0 % C.I.

  
  

Odds Ratio

Lower

Upper

β

Risk Scoreb

Age

40–49c

    

0

 

50–54

15.517

4.644

51.844

2.742

19

 

55–59

206.816

64.758

660.507

5.332

37

 

60–70

1168.532

354.895

3847.520

7.064

49

Tobacco use

Nonec

    

0

 

At least once a week

14.232

9.977

20.300

2.655

19

Alcohol

<1 units per weekc

    

0

Consumption

1–7 units per week

1.142

.688

1.895

.132

1

 

8–14 units per week

1.278

.753

2.170

.246

2

 

15–21 units per week

2.035

1.135

3.648

.710

5

 

≥22 units per week

2.376

1.295

4.360

.866

6

Body mass index

Normal weight: BMI <25 kg/m2c

    

0

(BMI)

Overweight: BMI ≥ 25 - <30 kg/m2

1.687

1.130

2.520

.523

4

 

Obese: BMI ≥30 kg/m2

1.932

1.043

3.579

.659

5

Waist circumference

<94 cm

    

0

 

≥94 cm

1.849

1.238

2.760

.615

4

History of hypertension

No

    

0

 

Yes

6.158

3.551

10.680

1.818

13

  1. aBased on the SCORE equation for countries with low cardiovascular risk
  2. bThe risk score is produced by multiplying β’s by 7 and rounding them to the nearest integer
  3. cindicates reference category
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