Research Article

The Chromosome 9p21 Variant Not Predicting Long-Term Cardiovascular Mortality in Chinese with Established Coronary Artery Disease: An Eleven-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 4

Cox regression models for the effects of rs4977574 in patients with CAD at baseline.
(a) Cardiovascular mortality

Dominant modelRecessive model
HR(95% CI) HR(95% CI)

Age (10 years)1.80(1.55, 2.09) <0.001 1.79(1.54, 2.08) <0.001
Male1.05(0.78, 1.41) 0.741 1.05(0.78, 1.41) 0.755
Current smoking0.90(0.68, 1.20) 0.474 0.91(0.68, 1.20) 0.498
Hypertension0.91(0.71, 1.160) 0.456 0.91(0.71, 1.16) 0.444
Diabetes mellitus1.84(1.46, 2.33) <0.001 1.84(1.46, 2.34) <0.001
Previous MI1.20(0.83, 1.72) 0.336 1.20(0.84, 1.74) 0.318
Statins treatment0.75(0.44, 1.28) 0.285 0.75(0.44, 1.28) 0.289
G allele1.25(0.93, 1.68) 0.138 1.05(0.80, 1.37) 0.729

MI: myocardial infarction.
(b) Total mortality

Dominant modelRecessive model
HR(95% CI) HR(95% CI)

Age (10 years)2.12(1.89, 2.39) <0.001 2.12(1.89, 2.39) <0.001
Male1.26(1.00, 1.60) 0.052 1.27(1.00, 1.60) 0.051
Current smoking1.01(0.82, 1.24) 0.937 1.01(0.82, 1.24) 0.941
Hypertension0.91(0.75, 1.09) 0.305 0.90(0.75, 1.08) 0.271
Diabetes mellitus1.55(1.30, 1.84) <0.001 1.54(1.30, 1.84) <0.001
Previous MI1.19(0.90, 1.57) 0.226 1.19(0.90, 1.57) 0.230
Statins treatment0.76(0.51, 1.14) 0.188 0.77(0.51, 1.15) 0.202
G allele1.18(0.95, 1.47) 0.135 1.11(0.91, 1.35) 0.312

MI: myocardial infarction.