Research Article

10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimation Based on Lipid Profile-Based and BMI-Based Framingham Risk Scores across Multiple Sociodemographic Characteristics: The Malaysian Cohort Project

Table 2

Factors associated with 10-year CVD risk estimate among males based on the baseline of The Malaysian Cohort subjects, 2006-2012 (n=22,663).

Factors10-year CVD risk estimate based on lipid profile10-year CVD risk estimate based on BMI
Adjuste geometric mean estimate of risk 95 CIEffect size (partial )p-valueAdjuste geometric mean estimate of risk 95 CIEffect size (partial )p-value

Ethnicity0.009<0.0010.003<0.001
 Malay13.413.2 - 13.6Ref.13.513.3 - 13.7Ref.
 (n=8,868)
 Chinese11.010.7 - 11.3<0.00112.111.8 - 12.4<0.001
 (n=6,094)
 Indian13.212.9 - 13.5≈1.00013.413.2 - 13.7≈1.000
 (n=4,744)
 Others12.111.8 - 12.3<0.00113.212.9 - 13.40.216
 (n=2,957)
Education Level0.002<0.0010.002<0.001
 No Schooling /12.912.6 - 13.1Ref.13.513.3 - 13.8Ref.
 Primary School
 (n=4,897)
 Secondary School12.612.4 - 12.80.28513.213.0 - 13.40.061
 (n=11,139)
 University / College11.711.4 - 11.9<0.00112.412.1 - 12.6<0.001
 (n=6,627)
Locality<0.0010.471<0.0010.074
 Rural12.312.1 - 12.6Ref.12.912.7 - 13.1Ref.
 (n=5,015)
 Urban12.412.3 - 12.60.47113.113.0 - 13.30.074
 (n=17,648)
Physical Activity Level<0.0010.010<0.0010.088
 Low12.712.4 - 12.9Ref.13.213.0 - 13.4Ref.
 (n=7,425)
 Moderate12.312.1 - 12.50.08112.912.7 - 13.20.296
 (n=7,063)
 High12.212.0 - 12.40.01012.912.7 - 13.10.105
 (n=8,175)

CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; n, sample size; Ref, reference group.
lso adjusted for age, each tested factor, and interactions between each tested factor.