Exploratory analysis of traditional risk factors of ischemic heart disease (IHD) among predominantly Malay Malaysian women

Table 2 Main traditional factors related to IHD among Malaysian women

Variable	Regression coefficient (B)	Wald stat.	p value	Adjusted OR	95% CI
Diabetes Mellitus
Yes	0.651	5.51	0.019	1.92	1.11, 3.31
[No]
HDL-Cholesterol level (mmol/L) (category)
Low	1.18	6.10	0.014	3.30	1.28,8.27
[High]
Family history of Ischemic Heart Disease
Yes	0.65	5.76	0.016	1.92	1.13,3.26
[No]
Passive smoking
Yes	1.09	18.20	< 0.001	2.99	1.81,4.94
[No]

Forward LR Multiple Logistics Regression model was applied. Nagelkerke R² = 0.182. Multicollinearity and interaction term were checked and not found. Hosmer Lemeshow test (p = 0.902), area under the curve (72.1%) were applied to check for model of fitness
[] reference group
Bold indicate p<0.05

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