Table 2

OR for risk factors associated with coronary artery aneurysm (CAA)

CAAControlModel 1*Model 2b Model 3c
Variable(n=719)(n=7190)Crude ORAdjusted ORAdjusted ORAdjusted OR
Demographics†
Age62.57 (13.91)62.57 (13.92)----
Male sex488 (67.9)4880 (67.9)----
Urbanisation
Rural191 (26.6)1964 (27.3)1111
Urbanised528 (73.4)5226 (72.7)1.04 (0.87–1.24)0.95 (0.79–1.15)1.02 (0.85–1.22)0.95 (0.78–1.15)
Income group‡
Low635 (88.3)6441 (89.6)1111
High84 (11.7)749 (10.4)1.15 (0.90–1.47)0.93 (0.70–1.23)1.14 (0.89–1.46)0.92 (0.69–1.21)
Risk factors
Coronary atherosclerosis244 (33.9)354 (4.9)10.82 (8.85–13.24)§7.97 (6.46–9.84)§8.00 (6.47–9.90)§
Hypertension459 (63.8)2836 (39.4)3.19 (2.68–3.80)§2.09 (1.73–2.53)‡2.12 (1.75–2.58)§
Dyslipidaemia289 (40.2)1126 (15.7)3.77 (3.19–4.45)§2.48 (2.06–2.99)‡2.60 (2.15–3.14)§
Diabetes mellitus188 (26.1)1457 (20.3)1.51 (1.26–1.80)§1.51 (1.26–1.81)§0.82 (0.67–1.00)
Cerebrovascular disease74 (10.3)710 (9.9)1.05 (0.81–1.36)1.02 (0.78–1.32)0.90 (0.68–1.20)
Peripheral vascular disease4 (0.6)59 (0.8)0.68 (0.25–1.87)0.66 (0.24–1.82)0.47 (0.15–1.44)
Varicose vein2 (0.3)47 (0.7)0.43 (0.10–1.75)0.46 (0.11–1.91)0.41 (0.09–1.90)
Aortic dissection4 (0.6)6 (0.1)6.67 (1.88–23.62)§6.76 (1.89–24.14)§3.78 (0.77–18.49)
Aortic aneurysm6 (0.8)9 (0.1)6.67 (2.37–18.73)§5.82 (2.02–16.83)§3.96 (1.19–13.20)§
Systemic lupus erythematosus5 (0.7)10 (0.1)5.00 (1.71–14.63)§4.09 (1.32–12.62)§3.26 (0.94–11.28)
Rheumatoid arthritis9 (1.3)48 (0.7)1.89 (0.92–3.86)1.80 (0.87–3.73)1.40 (0.60–3.25)
Inflammatory bowel disease1 (0.1)31 (0.4)0.32 (0.04–2.36)0.35 (0.05–2.54)0.49 (0.07–3.67)
  • *Demographics and traditional cardiovascular risk factors; bdemographics and related risk factors, excluding traditional cardiovascular risk factors; call covariates.

  • Age and gender for matching were not analysed in models. Different covariates were analysed in the three models:

  • ‡Income group was defined by the individual average monthly income during a 1 year period before the index date, and classified as low (<NTD$20 000) and high (≥ NT$20 000).

  • §p< 0.05.