Betel Nut Chewing and Subclinical Ischemic Heart Disease in Diabetic Patients

Table 2

Odds ratios for subclinical ischemic heart disease comparing chewers versus nonchewers of betel nut.

	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
	<63 years old	≥63 years old	All ages
Unadjusted	2.982 (1.087–8.182)*	3.267 (1.004–10.629)*	2.038 (1.008–4.118)*
Adjusted for age, BMI, smoking, and FPG	4.153 (1.280–13.471)*	4.183 (1.170–14.955)*	4.269 (1.837–9.920)**
Adjusted for all covariates (age, diabetic duration, BMI, smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, FPG, SBP, DBP, TC, and TG)	4.724 (1.346–16.581)*	4.666 (1.278–17.028)*	4.640 (1.958–10.999)**

^∗𝑃<.05; ^∗∗𝑃<.01.