Table 2

ORs for CHD incidence by conventional risk factors in the Greek-EPIC cohort*

OR (95% CI)p Value
Smoking status (current vs never/former smokers)1.39 (1.08 to 1.80)0.012
Hypertension (yes vs no)2.16 (1.68 to 2.78)<0.001
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (yes vs no)3.36 (2.52 to 4.47)<0.001
Physical activity (≥sex-specific median vs <sex-specific median)0.70 (0.56 to 0.87)0.002
Energy intake (≥sex-specific median vs <sex-specific median)0.75 (0.60 to 0.93)0.011
MedDiet score (≥sex-specific median vs<sex-specific median)0.89 (0.71 to 1.11)0.299
Body mass index (≥25 vs <25 kg/m2)1.45 (1.08 to 1.96)0.015
Waist-to-hip ratio (≥sex-specific median vs <sex-specific median)1.46 (1.17 to 1.81)0.001
  • *Association tested with unconditional logistic regression adjusted for age, sex and genetic risk score; median values according to the overall sample (cases and controls combined).

  • CHD, coronary heart disease; EPIC, European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition; MedDiet, Mediterranean diet.