Table 2. Relative risks of ten-year mortality associated with risk factors measured during baseline admission in 151 patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Baseline variable	Relative risk (hazard ratio)	P
Age >65 years	3.06 (1.82–5.12)	<0.001
Left ventricle ejection fraction <40%	1.80 (1.12–2.89)	0.02
Microalbuminuria	1.78 (1.18–2.68)	0.006
Microalbuminuria*	1.71 (1.03–2.83)	0.04
Diabetes	1.22 (0.66–2.23)	0.52
Hypertension	0.89 (0.55–1.44)	0.64
Smoking	0.87 (0.58–1.32)	0.51
Male	0.86 (0.57–1.31)	0.49
Obesity	0.63 (0.42–0.96)	0.03

Microalbuminuria, urine albumin/creatinine concentration ratio >0.65 mg/mmoL; hypertension, systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg; obesity, body mass index >25 kg/m².

^*Adjusted for age and sex. Relative risks are shown with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.