Incidence of cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors in at-risk men and women in the United Arab Emirates: a 9-year retrospective cohort study

Table 2 Nine-year cumulative incidence and incidence rates of cardiovascular disease in high-risk nationals from the United Arab Emirates

		n	Total (n = 977)	n	Men (n = 485)	n	Women (n = 492)	P-value^a
Major CVD	Cumulative incidence^b	97	9.9 (8.2–11.9)	61	12.6 (9.9–15.8)	36	7.3 (5.3–9.9)	0.003
Major CVD	Incidence rate^c	97	12.7 (10.4–15.4)	61	16.8 (12.9–21.4)	36	9.0 (6.4–12.4)
MI	Cumulative incidence^b	66	6.8 (5.3–8.5)	43	8.9 (6.6–11.7)	23	4.7 (3.1–6.8)	0.005
MI	Incidence rate^c	66	8.5 (6.6–10.8)	43	11.6 (8.5–15.5)	23	5.7 (3.7–8.4)
Stroke	Cumulative incidence^b	31	3.2 (2.2–4.4)	17	3.5 (2.1–5.4)	14	2.9 (1.6–4.6)	0.452
Stroke	Incidence rate^c	31	4.0 (2.7–5.5)	17	4.5 (2.7–7.1)	14	3.4 (2.0–5.6)
Acute peripheral arterial occlusion	Cumulative incidence^b	4	0.4 (0.1–1.0)	3	0.6 (0.2–1.7)	1	0.2 (0.0–1.0)	0.266
Acute peripheral arterial occlusion	Incidence rate^c	4	0.5 (0.2–1.2)	3	0.8 (0.2–2.1)	1	0.2 (0.0–1.2)

CVD cardiovascular disease, MI myocardial infarction
^aThe log-rank test was used to calculate the P-values
^bThe data presented are the cumulative incidence percentages (95% confidence intervals)
^cThe data presented are the incidence rates (cases/1000 person-years) (95% confidence intervals)

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