Table 4.
Association between uranium and cerebrovascular diseases mortality in different subgroups.
| Variables | n (%) | HR (95%CI) | P | P for interaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | .048 | |||
| Male | 2153 (49.93) | 0.04 (0.00–2.35) | .121 | |
| Female | 2159 (50.07) | 14.95 (0.29–763.24) | .178 | |
| Race and ethnicity | .702 | |||
| Mexican American | 688 (15.96) | 0.73 (0.00–4715.21) | .944 | |
| Other Hispanic | 427 (9.90) | 4.09 (0.00–15473385.48) | .855 | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 2005 (46.50) | 1.95 (0.04–108.48) | .744 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 844 (19.57) | 0.01 (0.00–4.14) | .13 | |
| Other race – including multi-racial | 348 (8.07) | 3.38 (0.00–120632.34) | .82 | |
| Educational background | .213 | |||
| <9th grade | 412 (9.55) | 24.28 (0.26–2294.35) | .169 | |
| 9–11th grade (includes 12th grade with no diploma) | 618 (14.33) | 0.00 (0.01–0.90) | .047 | |
| High school graduate/GED or equivalent | 979 (22.70) | 0.80 (0.01–123.29) | .932 | |
| Some college or AA degree | 1275 (29.57) | 0.06 (0.00–73.98) | .437 | |
| College graduate or above | 1028 (23.84) | 0.61 (0.00–758.38) | .891 | |
| Marital status | .425 | |||
| Married | 2294 (53.20) | 2.88 (0.08–110.83) | .569 | |
| Widowed | 306 (7.10) | 0.05 (0.00–31.82) | .361 | |
| Divorced | 457 (10.60) | 0.00 (0.01–0.82) | .047 | |
| Separated | 143 (3.32) | |||
| Never married | 749 (17.37) | 0.42 (0.00–39919.64) | .883 | |
| Living with partner | 363 (8.42) | 20.94 (0.00–28749095.07) | .673 | |
| Drinking | .5 | |||
| No | 1201 (27.85) | 1.78 (0.02–162.09) | .802 | |
| Yes | 3111 (72.15) | 0.23 (0.01–10.28) | .448 | |
| Hypertension | .232 | |||
| No | 2830 (65.63) | 0.06 (0.00–8.44) | .27 | |
| Yes | 1482 (34.37) | 2.79 (0.07–105.30) | .579 | |
| Diabetes | .304 | |||
| No | 3814 (88.45) | 0.26 (0.01–7.27) | .427 | |
| Yes | 498 (11.55) | 7.74 (0.06–980.16) | .407 | |
| Smoking | .462 | |||
| No | 2356 (54.64) | 1.61 (0.03–94.07) | .818 | |
| Yes | 1956 (45.36) | 0.17 (0.00–13.27) | .423 |