Figure 3.
Hazard ratios for fatal cardiovascular disease by several participant level characteristics. Hazard ratios compared top versus bottom thirds of relative handgrip strength and were adjusted for age, gender, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, smoking status, prevalent coronary heart disease, history of diabetes mellitus, resting heart rate and physical activity; CHD: coronary heart disease; CI: confidence interval; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HR: hazard ratio; LTPA: leisure-time physical activity; *p value for interaction; cut-offs for age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and total LTPA are based on median values.