Table 5

Adjusted HR (95% CIs) for incident heart failure (HF) in relation to restrictive and obstructive lung patterns in men with no prior HF or myocardial infarction

Normal
N=1582
Restrictive
N=887
Mild
N=235
Moderate/severe#
N=488
Incident HF
 Rate/1000 (n)4.6 (81)7.5 (67)5.1 (13)9.2 (43)
 Age-adjusted1.001.59 (1.15 to 2.19)0.93 (0.52 to 1.68)1.86 (1.28 to 2.69)
 Model 11.001.35 (0.97 to 1.88)1.00 (0.56 to 1.82)1.70 (1.16 to 2.50)
 Model 21.001.32 (0.94 to 1.84)0.98 (0.54 to 1.77)1.67 (1.14 to 2.46)
 Model 31.001.24 (0.89 to 1.73)0.92 (0.51 to 1.68)1.58 (1.07 to 2.33)
 Model 41.001.19 (0.85 to 1.68)0.99 (0.55 to 1.79)1.66 (1.13 to 2.45)
 Model 51.001.15 (0.82 to 1.62)0.93 (0.51 to 1.68)1.59 (1.08 to 2.33)
  • Model 1=adjusted for age, smoking status, physical activity, heavy drinking, social class, body mass index, left ventricular hypertrophy, systolic blood pressure, use of antihypertensive drugs, diabetes, stroke and atrial fibrillation.

  • Model 2=model 1+ C-reactive protein.

  • Model 3=model 2+ N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).

  • Model 4=model 2+ cardiac troponin T (cTnT).

  • Model 5=model 2+NT-proBNP+cTnT.

  • *Moderate and severe group were combined due to small numbers.