Table 5.
Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models with variables of interest and confounders (sex, age, body mass index)
| MODEL 1:
all variables |
MODEL 2:
no sex |
MODEL 3:
no age |
MODEL 4:
no body mass index |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | |
| Male sex |
1.53
(0.73-3.20) |
0.261 |
/ |
/ |
1.48
(0.71-3.10) |
0.300 |
1.23
(0.65-2.35) |
0.526 |
| Age
(continuous) |
1.02
(0.99-1.06) |
0.136 |
1.02
(0.99-1.05) |
0.151 |
/ |
/ |
1.02
(0.99-1.05) |
0.066 |
| Body mass index (continuous) |
1.02
(0.95-1.11) |
0.576 |
1.03
(0.95-1.11) |
0.541 |
1.01
(0.93-1.09) |
0.837 |
/ |
/ |
| Arterial hypertension |
1.08
(0.46-2.52) |
0.869 |
1.03
(0.44-2.38) |
0.954 |
1.36
(0.61-3.04) |
0.456 |
1.10
(0.56-2.16) |
0.783 |
| Type-2 diabetes |
2.72
(1.20-6.15) |
0.016 |
2.42
(1.11-5.29) |
0.027 |
3.43
(1.59-7.39) |
0.002 |
2.38
(1.19-4.77) |
0.015 |
| Platelet count <150 × 109/L | 2.08 (0.98-4.45) | 0.058 | 1.95 (0.93-4.11) | 0.079 | 2.11 (0.99-4.46) | 0.051 | 2.46 (1.33-4.53) | 0.004 |
*Abbreviations: HR – hazard ratio; CI – confidence interval.