Table 3.

Hazard Ratios for Follow-up Mortality by the MCRS and CAD-Specific Index

Score	Hazard ratio (CI)
	MCRS	CAD-specific index
0	0.08 (0.04-0.15)	0.54 (0.49-0.59)
2	0.20 (0.14-0.29)	1.00 (Reference)*
4	0.47 (0.39-0.55)	1.71 (1.60-1.82)
6	1.00 (Reference)*	2.68 (2.41-2.97)
8	1.97 (1.73-2.26)	3.86 (3.39-4.39)
10	3.60 (2.85-4.55)	5.12 (4.39-5.97)
15	11.4 (8.07-16.0)	7.17 (5.16-9.96)

CAD, coronary artery disease; CI, confidence interval; MCRS, Mayo Clinic Risk Score.

^*Reference levels are the index sample medians.