Table 3

Increase of γ-glutamyltransferase (per standard deviation) and risk of stroke

StrokeModel IModel IIModel IIIModel IV
Values are odds ratios with 95% CI. Subjects with diabetes mellitus are excluded. *Ischaemic includes subjects with cerebral infarction and those with unspecified strokes. Model I Adjusted for age and sex; Model II Adjusted for age, sex, and drug use; Model III Adjusted for age, sex, drug use, myocardial infarction and total cholesterol; Model IV Adjusted for age, sex, drug use, myocardial infarction, total cholesterol and hypertension.
All1.26 (1.05 to 1.53)1.24 (1.02 to 1.49)1.24 (1.02 to 1.52)1.21 (1.00 to 1.49)
Fatal1.70 (1.28 to 2.27)1.69 (1.27 to 2.24)1.84 (1.35 to 2.51)1.77 (1.28 to 2.44)
Non-fatal1.15 (0.92 to 1.44)1.11 (0.88 to 1.39)1.10 (0.87 to 1.39)1.09 (0.86 to 1.38)
Haemorrhagic1.75 (1.31 to 2.35)1.71 (1.27 to 2.29)1.80 (1.32 to 2.43)1.70 (1.24 to 2.34)
Ischaemic1.17 (0.93 to 1.48)1.13 (0.90 to 1.43)1.11 (0.87 to 1.41)1.10 (0.86 to 1.40)
Ischaemic*1.16 (0.93 to 1.45)1.13 (0.90 to 1.41)1.12 (0.89 to 1.41)1.11 (0.88 to 1.40)