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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of risk factors for the outcome cardiovascular disease among 2,217 subjects of the NHANES dataset 2005–2006 aged 40 years and older.

From: An illustration of and programs estimating attributable fractions in large scale surveys considering multiple risk factors

Risk factor

Unadjusted OR

95% confidence interval

Adjusteda OR

95% confidence interval

Age of 60 years and older

4.5

3.3, 6.2

3.7

2.7, 5.1

Male

2.0

1.6, 2.6

1.6

1.2, 2.1

Hypertension

2.8

2.1, 3.8

1.9

1.4, 2.6

High total cholesterol

2.1

1.6, 2.7

1.6

1.2, 2.1

HDL cholesterol < 45 mg/dl

1.9

1.5, 2.5

1.7

1.3, 2.2

Smoking

2.0

1.5, 2.6

1.7

1.3, 2.2

Diabetes

2.6

2.0, 3.5

1.9

1.4, 2.5

  1. aadjusted for all risk factors displayed in the table