Table 2 HRs and 95% CIs for CHD incidence according to different educational levels.

From: Association between education and the risk of incident coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older Chinese: the Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort

Model

Low education (≤8 years)

High education (≥9 years)

Case, person (%)

1323/12264 (10.79)

578/6287 (9.19)

Model 1

Reference

0.87 (0.79, 0.96)

Model 2

Reference

0.87 (0.79, 0.96)

Model 3

Reference

0.89 (0.80–0.98)

  1. Model 1 adjusted for age.
  2. Model 2 adjusted for model 1 plus smoking, drinking, physical activity, marital status, stress, fruit intake, and vegetable intake.
  3. Model 3 adjusted for model 2 plus BMI, waist circumference, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and family history of CHD.
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