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Figure 5 Risk of acute myocardial infarction for men and women for each of nine coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors evaluated in the international INTERHEART case-control study. Results are adjusted for age, gender, and geographic location. The prevalence of each CAD risk factor is presented for controls and cases in the third and fourth columns; prevalence rates are not calculated for the psychosocial (PS) index as it is derived from a statistical model. Reprinted with permission from Yusuf et al. Lancet 2004;364:937–52 (43). Abd = abdominal; CI = confidence interval; Curr = current; OR = odds ratio; PAR = population-attributable risk; Smok = smoking; Veg = vegetables.