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Table 2 Hazard Ratios (HR, 95% Confidence Interval (CI)) of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Deaths According to Specified Blood Pressure Groups.

From: Ankle blood pressure as a predictor of total and cardiovascular mortality

 

Model 1

Model 2

 

HR

95% CI

p

HR

95% CI

p

Cardiovascular death

Group 1

1

(reference)

 

1

(reference)

 

Group 2

3.11

1.79 – 5.41

< 0.0001

2.62

1.49 – 4.62

0.0003

Group 3

2.77

1.48 – 5.16

0.003

2.48

1.33 – 6.62

0.003

Group 4

2.78

1.22 – 6.33

0.02

2.36

1.04 – 5.37

0.02

Group 5

8.45

4.42 – 16.15

<0.0001

4.28

2.07 – 8.87

<0.0001

All-cause death

Group 1

1

(reference)

 

1

(reference)

 

Group 2

2.40

1.81 – 3.20

<0.0001

2.13

1.59 – 2.85

< 0.0001

Group 3

2.01

1.43 – 2.81

<0.0001

1.80

1.29 – 2.53

<0.0001

Group 4

1.98

1.25 – 3.15

0.003

1.70

1.07 – 2.70

0.03

Group 5

5.92

4.15 – 8.46

<0.0001

3.21

2.15 – 4.79

<0.0001

  1. Model 1: adjusted for age and sex
  2. Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking, early parental cardiovascular disease, exercise capacity measured in metabolic equivalents, self-reported elevated cholesterol and abnormal blood glucose
  3. Please see Table 1 and the Methods-section for the explanation for the blood pressure groups