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Table 2 Cox regression coefficients (95% confidence intervals) associated with CVD mortality for each risk factor included in the five-year CVD mortality risk prediction algorithms

From: Development of an Australian cardiovascular disease mortality risk score using multiple imputation and recalibration from national statistics

Variable (reference group/units)

Primary model

Low information model

Traditional risk factor model

Age

0.373 (0.307, 0.438)

0.310 (0.242, 0.379)

0.168 (0.158, 0.178)

Sex (men)

−1.066 (−1.659, −0.473)

−2.438 (−3.773, −1.103)

−0.535 (−0.655, −0.412)

Systolic blood pressure (10 mmHg)

0.941 (0.653, 1.230)

0.790 (0.490, 1.090)

0.114 (0.088, 0.140)

Total serum cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.122 (0.071, 0.172)

 

0.140 (0.091, 0.188)

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

−0.482 (−0.794, −0.170)

 

−0.238 (−0.433, −0.043)

Diabetes (no diabetes)

0.071 (−0.174, 0.316)

0.437 (0.256, 0.617)

0.443 (0.260, 0.625)

Smoker (not current)

2.903 (1.549, 4.257)

3.944 (2.530, 5.358)

0.768 (0.628, 0.907)

SEIFA fifth (most disadvantaged)

−0.119 (−0.174, −0.064)

−0.095 (−0.148, −0.043)

 

eGFR (ml/min/m2)

−0.127 (−0.165, −0.088)

  

eGFR2 (ml/min/m2)2

0.0009 (0.0007, 0.0012)

  

Interactions

 sex X diabetes

0.424 (0.041, 0.807)

  

 sex X SEIFA

−0.115 (−0.198, −0.032)

−0.135 (−0.215, −0.055)

 

 sex X HDL-cholesterol

0.504 (0.114, 0.895)

  

 age X systolic blood pressure

−0.013 (−0.017, −0.008)

−0.010 (−0.015, −0.006)

 

 age X smoker

−0.035 (−0.056, −0.014)

−0.050 (−0.072, −0.028)

 

 age X sex

 

0.034 (0.014, 0.054)