Risk of MI with (A) increasing years from smoking cessation and (B) median levels and interquartile ranges of biochemical parameters, BMI and mean age with years from smoking cessation among male controls
| (A) Risk of MI with years from smoking cessation | ||||
| Years from smoking cessation | Cases† (n=200) | Controls† (n=356) | Age OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) |
| 1–4 years | 22 (11.0) | 19 (5.3) | 2.9 (1.5 to 5.9) | 2.5 (1.0 to 5.3) |
| 5–10 years | 12 (6.0) | 21 (5.9) | 1.2 (0.5 to 2.5) | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.6) |
| 11–15 years | 13 (6.5) | 25 (7.0) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.1) | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.3) |
| >15 years | 50 (25.0) | 92 (25.8) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) |
| Non-smokers | 103 (51.5) | 199 (55.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |