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Table 2 Hazard ratios for cardiovascular disease according to social trust

From: Association between social trust and the risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults in Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

 

Social trust, quintiles

p for trend

1st (lowest)

2nd

3rd

4th

5th (highest)

Cardiovascular disease

 Events

24,000

24,644

23,224

25,349

25,422

 

 Person-years

2,040,433

2,087,191

1,960,079

2,011,667

2,021,539

 

 aHR (95% CI)

1.00 (reference)

0.93 (0.91–0.95)

0.96 (0.94–0.98)

0.95 (0.93–0.97)

0.91 (0.89–0.93)

< 0.001

Coronary heart disease

 Events

9551

10,108

8791

10,188

9690

 

 Person-years

2,040,433

2,087,191

1,960,079

2,011,667

2,021,539

 

 aHR (95% CI)

1.00 (reference)

0.93 (0.90–0.96)

0.94 (0.91–0.97)

0.95 (0.92–0.98)

0.92 (0.89–0.95)

0.002

Stroke

 Events

12,078

12,096

11,857

12,616

13,068

 

 Person-years

2,040,433

2,087,191

1,960,079

2,011,667

2,021,539

 

 aHR (95% CI)

1.00 (reference)

0.93 (0.90–0.95)

0.97 (0.95–0.99)

0.95 (0.92–0.97)

0.90 (0.87–0.93)

< 0.001

  1. Adjusted hazard ratios calculated by Cox proportional hazards regression after adjustments for age, sex, area of residence, household income, and Charlson comorbidity index
  2. Acronyms: aHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
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