Factors corrected for in the multifactorial analyses of each study
| Authors | Factors adjusted for |
|---|---|
| Zimetbaum et al | Age, smoking, health self-rating, BMI, BP, diabetes, MI and IQ. |
| Kronmal et al | Age, sex, BP, BMI, BMI squared, smoking. |
| Räihä et al | Age, sex, smoking, alcohol use, BMI, CHD, BP and diabetes. |
| Fried et al | Race, height, hip and waist circumference, BMI, smoking, diastolic BP, antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment, TC, HDL-C, TG, diabetes, fasting insulin, factor VII and VIII, serum potassium and uric acid, asthma, emphysema, angina, MI, stroke, claudication, arthritis, renal disease, cancer, hearing and visual impairment, FEV, mitral stenosis and regurgitation, carotid stenosis |
| Chyou and Eaker | Age, sex, CHD, stroke, cancer, diabetes, BP, BMI, smoking, alcohol consumption |
| Weverling-Rijnsburger et al | Comorbidities, BMI, use of β-blocking agents, thyroid dysfunction |
| Schupf et al | Age, sex, ethnic group, BMI, level of education, APOE genotype, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, smoking |
| Tikhonoff et al | Age, BP, pulse rate, BMI, CV events, smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes, serum creatinine and uric acid. |
| Störk et al | Cox regression analysis. No details |
| Akerblom et al | Age, sex, education, BMI, APOE genotype, heart disease, BP, diabetes, stroke, dementia, smoking. |
| Upmeier et al | Gender, BMI, smoking, angina pectoris, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, cancer |
| Nilsson et al | BMI, smoking, non-HDL-C, TG, BP, diabetes, previous MI |
| Werle et al | Factors that showed a trend for association in the univariate analyses, well-known risk factors for total mortality or cardiovascular mortality. |
| Bathum et al | Cox regression analysis. No details |
| Linna et al | Age, sex, BMI, smoking, BP, diabetes |
| Jacobs et al | Statin treatment, sex, CHD, BP, neoplasm, self-rated health, smoking, albumin, BMI, triglycerides. |
| Takata et al | Sex, smoking, alcohol intake, stroke, heart disease, serum albumin, BMI, systolic BP |
| Lv et al 2015 | Age, sex, marital status, smoking, alcohol drinking, tea drinking, central obesity, cognitive impairment, daily activity, blindness, anaemia, BT, diabetes, CKD, HDL-C |
| Blekkenhorst et al | Age, BMI, physical activity, renal function, smoking, diabetes, CVD, low-dose aspirin, antihypertensive and statin medication, energy intake, SFA |
In studies not corrected for age, all participants were of the same age. BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CHD, coronary heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CRP, C reactive protein; CVD, cardiovascular disease; FEV, forced expiratory volume; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IMT, intima-media thickness; MI, myocardial infarction; SFA, superficial femoral artery; TG, tryglicerides.