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Table 2 Associations of handgrip strength with the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity

From: Associations of handgrip strength with morbidity and all-cause mortality of cardiometabolic multimorbidity

 

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

HR (95% CI)

P

HR (95% CI)

P

Participants without any cardiometabolic disease at baseline (Participants=441,868 / CM cases=4,701)

Q4 (highest)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

Q3

1.32 (1.21–1.45)

 < 0.0001

1.08 (0.99–1.19)

0.0943

Q2

1.70 (1.56–1.86)

 < 0.0001

1.23 (1.13–1.34)

 < 0.0001

Q1 (lowest)

2.41 (2.22–2.62)

 < 0.0001

1.46 (1.34–1.60)

 < 0.0001

Continuous variablea

1.21 (1.18–1.24)

 < 0.0001

1.17 (1.14–1.21)

 < 0.0001

Participants with type 2 diabetes at baseline (Participants=18,224 / CM cases=3,505)

Q4 (highest)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

Q3

1.06 (0.96–1.17)

0.2774

1.01 (0.91–1.11)

0.8936

Q2

1.38 (1.26–1.51)

 < 0.0001

1.15 (1.05–1.26)

0.0039

Q1 (lowest)

1.71 (1.56–1.88)

 < 0.0001

1.35 (1.23–1.49)

 < 0.0001

Continuous variable

1.14 (1.10–1.17)

 < 0.0001

1.13 (1.09–1.17)

 < 0.0001

Participants with stroke at baseline (Participants=6,092 / CM cases=1,258)

Q4 (highest)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

Q3

1.02 (0.87–1.20)

0.7725

0.97 (0.82–1.13)

0.6687

Q2

1.24 (1.06–1.45)

0.0068

1.06 (0.90–1.24)

0.4766

Q1 (lowest)

1.53 (1.30–1.80)

 < 0.0001

1.23 (1.04–1.46)

0.0159

Continuous variable

1.08 (1.02–1.13)

 < 0.0001

1.10 (1.03–1.16)

0.0021

Participants with CHD at baseline (Participants=20,996 / CM cases=3,301)

Q4 (highest)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

Q3

1.16 (1.05–1.28)

0.0025

1.14 (1.03–1.25)

0.0110

Q2

1.24 (1.13–1.37)

 < 0.0001

1.15 (1.05–1.27)

0.0045

Q1 (lowest)

1.42 (1.29–1.57)

 < 0.0001

1.23 (1.11–1.36)

 < 0.0001

Continuous variable

1.08 (1.04–1.11)

 < 0.0001

1.09 (1.05–1.13)

 < 0.0001

  1. Adjusted model was adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, smoking status, alcohol drinking, physical activity, BMI and hypertension
  2. aContinuous variable was represented by per standard deviation (SD) decrease of handgrip strength
  3. Abbreviations: HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, Q1 the first quartile, Q2 the second quartile, Q3 the third quartile, Q4 the last quartile, CHD coronary heart disease, CM cardiometabolic multimorbidity