Table 3

Adjusted HRs with 95% CIs for heart failure in men and women in the derivation cohort

 Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Women*Men†
Age‡1.076 (1.074 to 1.079)1.069 (1.067 to 1.071)
Cholesterol/HDL ratio‡1.04 (1.01 to 1.06)1.03 (1.01 to 1.04)
Townsend deprivation score‡,§1.25 (1.21 to 1.28)1.17 (1.14 to 1.20)
Duration of diabetes at baseline (years)
 <111
 1–31.45 (1.38 to 1.53)1.29 (1.23 to 1.35)
 4–61.53 (1.44 to 1.63)1.47 (1.39 to 1.55)
 7–101.72 (1.62 to 1.84)1.49 (1.41 to 1.58)
 ≥111.94 (1.83 to 2.07)1.72 (1.63 to 1.81)
Smoking status
 Non-smoker11
 Ex-smoker1.10 (1.05 to 1.15)1.03 (0.99 to 1.07)
 Light smoker (1–9 cigarettes/day)1.33 (1.23 to 1.43)1.34 (1.27 to 1.41)
 Moderate smoker (10–19 cigarettes/day)1.52 (1.38 to 1.69)1.35 (1.23 to 1.48)
 Heavy smoker (20+ cigarettes/day)1.74 (1.55 to 1.95)1.51 (1.38 to 1.66)
Ethnicity
 Caucasian/not recorded11
 Indian1.01 (0.89 to 1.16)0.94 (0.84 to 1.05)
 Pakistani1.09 (0.92 to 1.29)0.92 (0.80 to 1.06)
 Bangladeshi0.94 (0.78 to 1.13)1.14 (1.00 to 1.30)
 Other Asian0.96 (0.76 to 1.22)0.77 (0.63 to 0.95)
 Black Caribbean0.73 (0.64 to 0.83)0.77 (0.68 to 0.88)
 Black African0.91 (0.72 to 1.16)0.68 (0.53 to 0.87)
 Chinese0.78 (0.47 to 1.29)0.41 (0.24 to 0.70)
 Other ethnic group0.82 (0.68 to 0.99)0.74 (0.62 to 0.87)
Comorbidity
 Type 1 diabetes¶1.38 (1.20 to 1.58)1.19 (1.06 to 1.34)
 Atrial fibrillation**2.43 (2.27 to 2.60)2.07 (1.95 to 2.19)
 Cardiovascular disease**1.96 (1.88 to 2.04)2.19 (2.12 to 2.27)
 Chronic renal disease**1.64 (1.40 to 1.91)1.77 (1.57 to 2.01)
  • For FP terms see footnotes and figure 1.

  • *Heart failure model in women included body mass index (2 FP terms −1 −.5), systolic blood pressure (2 FP terms −.5 0), hba1c (2 FP terms −2 −2).

  • †Heart failure model in men included body mass index (2 FP terms −2 0), systolic blood pressure (2 FP terms 0 .5), hba1c (2 FP terms −2 −2).

  • ‡Adjusted HR is per unit increase.

  • §The Townsend deprivation score ranges between −7 (most affluent) and +11 (most deprived).

  • ¶Adjusted HR compared with type 2 diabetes.

  • **Adjusted HR compared with patients without the condition at baseline.

  • FP, fractional polynomial; HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.