Table 3 Pair-wise combinations of cardiovascular risk factors and 10-year mortality

Hypertension + Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 962)

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Hypertension

5.08 (3.01–8.58)

2.12 (1.17–3.85)

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

1.92 (0.46–8.02)

1.30 (0.29–5.77)

Hypertension + Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

9.29 (3.28–26.27)

11.67 (3.67–37.10)

Hypertension + Hypercholesterolemia (n = 961)

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Hypertension

6.88 (3.90–12.13)

2.51 (1.32–4.75)

Hypercholesterolemia

0.75 (0.34–1.67)

0.80 (0.34–1.87)

Hypertension + Hypercholesterolemia

2.46 (1.01–6.00)

2.00 (0.76–5.28)

Hypercholesterolemia + Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (n = 961)

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Hypercholesterolemia

0.62 (0.32–1.16)

0.86 (0.42–1.77)

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

3.41 (1.22–9.48)

3.38 (1.10–10.37)

Hypercholesterolemia + Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

1.47 (0.36–6.06)

1.61 (0.36–7.15)

Hypertension + Overweight/obesity (n = 964)

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Hypertension

9.45 (4.67–19.11)

3.19 (1.48–6.86)

Overweight/obesity

0.89 (0.45–1.77)

1.12 (0.45–2.77)

Hypertension + Overweight/obesity

3.23 (1.54–6.80)

2.76 (1.18–6.71)

Overweight/obesity + Hypercholesterolemia (n = 962)

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Overweight/obesity

0.91 (0.51–1.64)

1.37 (0.58–3.23)

Hypercholesterolemia

0.97 (0.37–2.56)

1.41 (0.49–4.04)

Overweight/obesity + Hypercholesterolemia

0.54 (0.25–1.16)

0.76 (0.26–2.25)

Overweight/obesity + Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (n = 961)

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Overweight/obesity

0.74 (0.43–1.27)

1.17 (0.51–2.65)

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

4.48 (1.06–18.87)

6.00 (1.33–27.11)

Overweight/obesity + Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

1.95 (0.68–5.58)

2.34 (0.66–8.36)