Table 3 Hazard ratios for varying histories of diabetes in the family for incident cardiovascular diseases (CVD), stroke and myocardial infarction (MI).

From: Association of familial history of diabetes or myocardial infarction and stroke with risk of cardiovascular diseases in four German cohorts

Hazard Ratioa (95% CI)

EPIC-potsdam (n ~ 26,054)

CARLA (n = 1,079)

SHIP (n = 3,974)

KORA (n = 11,781)

Pooled estimate b

Outcome: CVD

Parental history of diabetes

1.03 (0.83–1.29)

0.68 (0.37–1.24)

0.96 (0.75–1.24)

1.00 (0.86–1.17)

0.99 (0.88–1.10)

Maternal history

1.13 (0.91–1.40)

0.72 (0.37–1.42)

0.98 (0.75–1.28)

1.05 (0.89–1.24)

1.05 (0.93–1.18)

Paternal history

0.90 (0.64–1.27)

1.15 (0.52–2.53)

1.03 (0.68–1.55)

0.95 (0.75–1.21)

0.96 (0.81–1.14)

Sibling history

1.43 (0.94–2.17)

1.58 (0.90–2.78)

1.04 (0.73–1.47)

1.25 (0.97–1.61)

Family history

1.14 (0.92–1.40)

1.12 (0.69–1.82)

0.92 (0.73–1.16)

1.04 (0.90–1.21)

Outcome: MI

Parental history of diabetes

1.17 (0.87–1.59)

0.55 (0.23–1.30)

1.07 (0.79–1.44)

1.06 (0.88–1.29)

1.07 (0.92–1.23)

Maternal history

1.26 (0.93–1.72)

0.53 (0.19–1.49)

1.13 (0.81–1.56)

1.09 (0.88–1.34)

1.12 (0.96–1.30)

Paternal history

1.08 (0.71–1.66)

0.82 (0.25–2.67)

0.85 (0.50–1.45)

1.00 (0.74–1.35)

0.99 (0.79–1.23)

Sibling history

1.60 (1.01–2.54)

1.24 (0.56–2.76)

1.28 (0.84–1.94)

1.39 (1.04–1.86)

Family history

1.34 (1.02–1.75)

0.83 (0.42–1.64)

1.03 (0.78–1.37)

1.14 (0.90–1.44)

Outcome: Stroke

Parental history of diabetes

0.91 (0.68–1.22)

0.87 (0.38–2.03)

0.89 (0.60–1.32)

1.09 (0.90–1.33)

1.00 (0.86–1.16)

Maternal history

1.02 (0.76–1.37)

0.98 (0.40–2.39)

0.87 (0.57–1.33)

1.10 (0.88–1.37)

1.04 (0.88–1.22)

Paternal history

0.72 (0.41–1.26)

1.73 (0.58–5.11)

1.46 (0.79–2.69)

1.05 (0.77–1.44)

1.06 (0.79–1.43)

Sibling history

1.26 (0.48–3.28)

2.13 (0.95–4.74)

0.89 (0.54–1.49)

1.25 (0.73–2.14)

Family history

0.97 (0.70–1.35)

1.62 (0.80–3.29)

0.86 (0.60–1.21)

0.98 (0.76–1.27)

  1. aAdjusted for sex, education, prevalent hypertension, BMI, waist circumference, smoking status, sports activity, alcohol intake and prevalent hyperlipidemia.
  2. b Pooled hazard ratios were derived from random effects model (REM).
  3. Significant estimates with a 95% confidence interval greater than 1.0 are highlighted in bold.