Table 5

Univariate association of coronary heart disease risk factors with prevalence of angina

WomenMen
NPercentageOR95% CINPercentageOR95% CI
Waist–hip ratio
 Healthy: men <0.95, women <0.81115.31.0093.21.00
 Other: men ≥0.95, women ≥0.8659.30.570.28 to 1.14155.81.870.80 to 4.34
BP >140/90/history hypertension
 No438.61.0082.31.00
 Yes3312.31.490.67 to 3.32168.74.091.45 to 11.59
BG >125 or history of diabetes mellitus
 No478.61.00123.41.00
 Yes2913.11.600.82 to 3.12126.41.940.38 to 10.03
Total cholesterol
 Optimal <2004312.21.00144.31.00
 Borderline/high risk ≥2013311.70.620.3 to 1.28105.11.070.42 to 2.72
High-density lipoprotein
 Optimal >60 md/dl249.51.0043.11.00
 Borderline 40–59 mg/dl4210.31.110.63 to 1.94155.21.70.30 to 9.81
 High risk <40 mg/dl109.20.970.58 to 1.6154.11.310.38 to 4.59
Low-density lipoprotein
 Optimal <130 mg/dl4811.51.00154.11.00
 Borderline/high risk >130 mg/dl28110.670.47 to 0.9594.71.30.41 to 4.05
Triglycerides
 Optimal <150 mg/dl549.21.00154.61.00
 Borderline/high risk >150 mg/dl229.131.370.73 to 2.695.060.930.44 to 2
Family history of coronary heart disease
 No408.21.00143.81.00
 Yes3613.01.680.83 to 3.40106.01.630.6 to 4.41
Use tobacco now
 No7610.1204.41.00
 Yes00.044.61.030.26 to 4.08
Alcohol
 Not teetotal1311.31.00124.11.00
 Teetotal639.60.840.29 to 2.45124.91.210.47 to 3.13
Physical activity
 No3711.71.00175.81.00
 Regular398.60.710.34 to 1.5072.80.470.18 to 1.24
K10 symptoms anxiety/depression
 Low or no risk407.21.00132.81.00
 Medium or high risk3616.72.581.02 to 6.581114.35.761.84 to 18.05
  • Bold figures indicate factors significant at the 0.1 level; N=of those 76 women and 24 men with angina. Analyses were done only on those with complete data available=1308 (769 women, 539 men). Stata survey logistic regression commands were used to adjust for clustering within practices.

  • BG, blood glucose.