Table 2.

Hazards ratios of increased risk over noncardiovascular death

Parameter	Hazards ratio	Uncertainty estimate*
First year after a myocardial infarction	2.50	Log normal (0.92, 0.15)
Second and subsequent years after a myocardial infarction	2.15
First year after ischemic heart disease	2.50	Log normal (0.92, 0.15)
Second and subsequent years after ischemic heart disease	2.15
First year after heart failure	2.50	Log normal (0.92, 0.15)
Second and subsequent years after heart failure	2.15
First year after arrhythmia	2.50	Log normal (0.92, 0.15)
Second and subsequent years after arrhythmia	2.15
First year after stroke	3.50	Log normal (1.25, 0.15)
Second and subsequent years after stroke	2.98
First year after peripheral arterial disease	2.50	Log normal (0.92, 0.15)
Second and subsequent years after peripheral arterial disease	2.15

Notes: Hazard ratios are based on Sigvant et al.¹⁶

^*Parameters are mean log hazard ratio and standard error of log hazards ratio. Note that uncertainty estimates are incorporated into the first-year hazards ratios, the second and subsequent year hazards ratios are defined as a proportion of the first-year hazards ratio.