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. 2024 Jul 26;5(8):101656. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101656

Table 3.

Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for cardiovascular mortality in overall population and by gender using the competing risk regression model

Overall
Women
Men
pinteraction of women and men
Case/n (%) HR (95% CI) Case/n (%) HR (95% CI) Case/n (%) HR (95% CI)
Social determinants

Educational attainment 0.002
 High school or above 655/63,519 (1.0) 1.00 (reference) 202/38,384 (0.5) 1.00 (reference) 453/25,135 (1.8) 1.00 (reference)
 Middle school 802/59,786 (1.3) 1.11 (0.99–1.24) 310/37,742 (0.8) 1.18 (0.98–1.43) 492/22,044 (2.2) 1.09 (0.95–1.25)
 Primary school or less 1,873/50,699 (3.7) 1.46 (1.31–1.63) 1141/37,311 (3.1) 1.57 (1.32–1.86) 732/13,388 (5.5) 1.40 (1.22–1.62)
Marital status 0.300
 Married 2,785/160,298 (1.7) 1.00 (reference) 1,272/102,038 (1.3) 1.00 (reference) 1,513/58,260 (2.6) 1.00 (reference)
 Single, divorced, separated, or widowed 545/13,706 (4.0) 1.17 (1.04–1.31) 381/11,399 (3.3) 1.07 (0.93–1.23) 164/2,307 (7.1) 1.34 (1.08–1.66)
Living alone 0.517
 No 3,024/166,267 (1.8) 1.00 (reference) 1,457/107,628 (1.4) 1.00 (reference) 1,568/58,639 (2.7) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 306/7,737 (4.0) 1.18 (1.02–1.36) 196/5,809 (3.4) 1.14 (0.96–1.35) 109/1,928 (5.7) 1.20 (0.93–1.55)
Moderate or severe depression 0.873
 No 3,301/172,458 (1.9) 1.00 (reference) 1,635/112,266 (1.5) 1.00 (reference) 1,666/60,192 (2.8) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 29/1,546 (1.9) 1.22 (0.81–1.83) 18/1,171 (1.6) 1.32 (0.80–2.16) 11/375 (3.0) 1.10 (0.56–2.15)
Gross domestic product per capita (yuan)∗ 0.003
 ≥36,262 1,693/117,187 (1.4) 1.00 (reference) 813/76,795 (1.1) 1.00 (reference) 880/40,392 (2.2) 1.00 (reference)
 <36,262 1,637/56,817 (2.9) 1.46 (1.34–1.59) 840/36,642 (2.3) 1.60 (1.43–1.80) 797/20,175 (4.0) 1.34 (1.19–1.51)
Ambient PM2.5air pollution (μg/m3)∗ 0.469
 <59.11 1,743/124,871 (1.4) 1.00 (reference) 860/81,659 (1.1) 1.00 (Reference) 883/43,212 (2.0) 1.00 (Reference)
 ≥59.11 1,587/49,133 (3.2) 1.55 (1.43–1.67) 793/31,778 (2.5) 1.45 (1.30–1.62) 794/17,355 (4.6) 1.62 (1.45–1.81)

Lifestyle risk factors

Tobacco use 0.061
 Never 2,447/139,201 (1.8) 1.00 (reference) 1,591/111,225 (1.4) 1.00 (reference) 856/27,976 (3.1) 1.00 (reference)
 Former 247/8,192 (3.0) 1.05 (0.91–1.22) 17/495 (3.5) 1.26 (0.76–2.11) 230/7,697 (3.0) 1.00 (0.86–1.16)
 Current 636/26,611 (2.4) 1.21 (1.08–1.35) 45/1,717 (2.6) 1.54 (1.13–2.08) 591/24,894 (2.4) 1.13 (1.01–1.28)
Alcohol consumption 0.517
 Never 2,771/150,967 (1.8) 1.00 (reference) 1,614/110,977 (1.5) 1.00 (reference) 1,156/39,990 (2.9) 1.00 (reference)
 Former 146/3,832 (3.8) 1.26 (1.05–1.52) 8/484 (1.7) 0.90 (0.42–1.91) 138/3,348 (4.1) 1.30 (1.08–1.57)
 Current: low 81/4,223 (1.9) 0.77 (0.61–0.98) 14/1,026 (1.4) 0.86 (0.50–1.48) 67/3,197 (2.1) 0.76 (0.59–0.99)
 Current: moderate 148/7,718 (1.9) 0.72 (0.60–0.87) 5/455 (1.1) 0.61 (0.23–1.59) 143/7,263 (2.0) 0.73 (0.61–0.88)
 Current: high 184/7,264 (2.5) 0.98 (0.82–1.16) 11/495 (2.3) 1.21 (0.68–2.18) 173/6,769 (2.6) 0.99 (0.83–1.18)
Diet score 0.315
 3–4 321/26,744 (1.2) 1.00 (reference) 154/17,060 (0.9) 1.00 (reference) 167/9,684 (1.7) 1.00 (reference)
 2 1,132/68,396 (1.7) 1.16 (1.02–1.32) 566/44,931 (1.3) 1.10 (0.92–1.33) 566/23,465 (2.4) 1.20 (1.00–1.45)
 0–1 1,877/78,864 (2.4) 1.30 (1.14–1.48) 933/51,446 (1.8) 1.18 (0.98–1.41) 944/27,418 (3.4) 1.43 (1.19–1.71)
Physical activity 0.922
 High 959/47,177 (2.0) 1.00 (reference) 444/30,718 (1.5) 1.00 (reference) 515/16,459 (3.1) 1.00 (reference)
 Moderate 1,193/67,064 (1.8) 0.94 (0.86–1.03) 623/44,346 (1.4) 0.99 (0.87–1.13) 569/22,718 (2.5) 0.89 (0.79–1.02)
 Low 1,178/59,763 (2.0) 1.02 (0.93–1.12) 586/38,373 (1.5) 1.00 (0.87–1.15) 593/21,390 (2.8) 1.04 (0.91–1.18)
Sleep duration (hours per night) 0.089
 6–8 1,567/105,943 (1.5) 1.00 (reference) 759/69,424 (1.1) 1.00 (reference) 808/36,519 (2.2) 1.00 (reference)
 <6 136/8,945 (1.5) 0.85 (0.65–1.11) 66/5,785 (1.1) 0.81 (0.58–1.13) 70/3,160 (2.2) 0.90 (0.64–1.26)
 >8 1,627/59,116 (2.8) 1.22 (1.12–1.34) 828/38,228 (2.2) 1.25 (1.10–1.40) 799/20,888 (3.8) 1.20 (1.07–1.35)

Metabolic risk factors

Abdominal obesity 0.041
 No 2,243/126,976 (1.8) 1.00 (reference) 970/78,811 (1.2) 1.00 (reference) 1,273/48,165 (2.6) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1,087/47,028 (2.3) 1.03 (0.96–1.12) 683/34,626 (2.0) 0.95 (0.86–1.06) 404/12,402 (3.3) 1.12 (1.00–1.26)
Hypertension 0.002
 No 886/97,980 (0.9) 1.00 (reference) 408/66,968 (0.6) 1.00 (reference) 478/31,012 (1.5) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 2,444/76,024 (3.2) 1.67 (1.54–1.82) 1,245/46,469 (2.7) 1.82 (1.60–2.05) 1,199/29,555 (4.1) 1.53 (1.36–1.72)
Diabetes 0.450
 No 2,051/133,871 (1.5) 1.00 (reference) 1,014/88,907 (1.1) 1.00 (reference) 1,037/44,964 (2.3) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1,279/40,133 (3.2) 1.34 (1.24–1.45) 639/24,530 (2.6) 1.30 (1.17–1.45) 640/15,603 (4.1) 1.38 (1.24–1.53)
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) 0.816
 <3.4 2,340/127,247 (1.8) 1.00 (reference) 1,076/80,717 (1.3) 1.00 (reference) 1,264/46,530 (2.7) 1.00 (reference)
 3.4 - <4.9 890/43,490 (2.1) 1.04 (0.96–1.12) 516/30,230 (1.7) 1.06 (0.96–1.18) 374/13,260 (2.8) 1.00 (0.89–1.13)
 ≥4.9 100/3,267 (3.1) 1.52 (1.24–1.87) 61/2,490 (2.5) 1.33 (1.03–1.72) 39/777 (5.1) 1.96 (1.40–2.76)
Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (mg/g) 0.066
 <30 2,322/155,501 (1.5) 1.00 (reference) 1,073/100,742 (1.1) 1.00 (reference) 1,249/54,759 (2.3) 1.00 (reference)
 30 - <300 767/16,320 (4.7) 1.68 (1.54–1.84) 447/11,288 (4.0) 1.74 (1.53–1.98) 320/5,032 (6.4) 1.58 (1.38–1.82)
 ≥300 241/2,183 (11.0) 3.15 (2.70–3.68) 133/1,407 (9.5) 3.25 (2.66–3.98) 108/776 (13.9) 2.98 (2.35–3.78)
Estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 (ml/min per 1.73 m2) 0.808
 No 3,037/170,897 (1.8) 1.00 (reference) 1,515/111,600 (1.4) 1.00 (reference) 1,522/59,297 (2.6) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 293/3,107 (9.4) 1.34 (1.17–1.54) 138/1,837 (7.5) 1.30 (1.07–1.57) 155/1,270 (12.2) 1.41 (1.16–1.71)

For the 15 individual-level risk factors (excluding gross domestic product per capita and ambient PM2.5 air pollution), each model was adjusted for age, gender, region (urban or rural), and all other individual-level risk factors. ∗For the two community-level risk factors of gross domestic product per capita and ambient PM2.5 air pollution, a separate model was employed with adjustment for age, gender, region (urban or rural), and the remaining 15 individual-level risk factors.

See also Tables S1, S2, and S4 and Figures S3 and S5.