Table 6 Cox regression analyses showing relevance of proxies for genetics vs environmental risk factors

From: Shared genetic factors between osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease may underlie common etiology

  

Univariate Cox regression analyses N = sample sizes a, b, c, d in respective analysis

Multivariate Cox regression analyses N = 27 458 of which 141 with outcome

  

HR (95%CI)

HR (95%CI)

Zygosity a

  
 

DZ twins

1 (ref)

NA

 

MZ twins

1.62 (1.17–2.25)

NA

Sex a

  
 

Opposite sex DZ twins

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

Same sex MZ twins, male

2.50 (1.52–4.13)

3.64 (2.14–6.19)

 

Same sex MZ twins, female

1.69 (1.01–2.82)

2.34 (1.34–4.07)

 

Same sex DZ twins, male

1.64 (0.97–2.79)

2.05 (1.18–3.55)

 

Same sex DZ twins, female

1.30 (0.76–2.22)

1.40 (0.79–2.49)

Age (always shared) a

1.11 (1.10–1.13)

1.11 (1.10–1.13)

College/university (>1 years) a

  
 

Both twins high education

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

One twin high, one twin low education

1.34 (0.71–2.52)

0.95 (0.50–1.79)

 

Both twins low education

2.44 (1.44–4.12)

0.89 (0.52–1.52)

Overweight, ≥25 kg/m2 b

 

None of twins overweight

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

One twin overweight, one twin normal weight

1.43 (0.93–2.21)

1.40 (0.90–2.19)

 

Both twins overweight

4.21 (2.88–6.17)

3.44 (2.31–5.12)

Ever regular smoker c

 

None of twins smokers

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

One twin smoker, one twin non-smoker

1.20 (0.80–1.80)

1.77 (1.16–2.71)

 

Both twins smokers

0.75 (0.50–1.14)

1.37 (0.88–2.12)

Physically active d

 

Both twins physically active

1 (ref)

Omitted due to missing data

 

One twin physically ative, one twin physically inactive

1.08 (0.62–1.86)

 
 

Both twins physically inactive

1.06 (0.63–1.78)

 
  1. HR Hazard Ratio, CI confidence intervals, OA osteoarthritis, CVD cardiovascular disease, CHD coronary heart disease, MZ monozygotic. DZ: dizygotic. A: N = 29,985 of which 145 with outcome. B: N = 27,572 of which 141 with outcome. C: N = 28,788 of which 145 with outcome. D: N = 19,127 of which 93 with outcome.