Table 3.

Hazard ratios for ICD and VTE by MTHFR C677T genotype in prospective studies



Ischemic cardiovascular disease

Venous thromboembolism

Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Trend test, P
Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Trend test, P
Sex and age adjustment      
Noncarriers   1.0   .13   1.0   .64  
Heterozygotes   1.1 (1.0-1.2)   .13   1.1 (0.8-1.5)   .64  
Homozygotes   1.1 (0.9-1.3)   .13   1.1 (0.6-1.7)   .64  
Multifactorial adjustment*     
Noncarriers   1.0   .44   1.0   .67  
Heterozygotes   1.0 (0.9-1.2)   .44   1.1 (0.8-1.5)   .67  
Homozygotes
 
1.1 (0.9-1.3)
 
.44
 
1.0 (0.6-1.7)
 
.67
 


Ischemic cardiovascular disease

Venous thromboembolism

Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Trend test, P
Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Trend test, P
Sex and age adjustment      
Noncarriers   1.0   .13   1.0   .64  
Heterozygotes   1.1 (1.0-1.2)   .13   1.1 (0.8-1.5)   .64  
Homozygotes   1.1 (0.9-1.3)   .13   1.1 (0.6-1.7)   .64  
Multifactorial adjustment*     
Noncarriers   1.0   .44   1.0   .67  
Heterozygotes   1.0 (0.9-1.2)   .44   1.1 (0.8-1.5)   .67  
Homozygotes
 
1.1 (0.9-1.3)
 
.44
 
1.0 (0.6-1.7)
 
.67
 

Hazard ratio with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated with noncarriers versus heterozygotes or homozygotes using Cox regression. P values are for trend tests from noncarriers to heterozygotes to homozygotes.

*

Adjusted for sex, age, and medians of cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lipoprotein(a), fibrinogen, triglycerides, and body mass index as well as smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and factor V Leiden genotype.

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