Table 4. Univariate regression coefficients for cancer death from a Cox proportional hazards regression model.

Dependent variable (increment)	Beta	SE	Hazard ratioc	95% CI	P value
HGF (0.09 ng/ml)	3.949	1.185	1.44	1.16, 1.78	<0.001
Age (10 years)	0.072	0.013	2.14	1.62, 2.82	<0.0001
Male sex	0.919	0.295	2.51	1.41, 4.47	0.001
Body mass indexa (3 kg/m2)	−0.005	0.042	0.98	0.76, 1.27	0.894
Systolic BP (20 mm Hg)	0.013	0.005	1.31	1.04, 1.66	0.024
Diastolic BP (11 mm Hg)	0.009	0.011	1.11	0.87, 1.43	0.413
HbA1c (0.7%)	0.280	0.100	1.24	1.07, 1.45	0.005
Blood urea nitrogen (1.4 mmol/l)	0.058	0.029	1.27	1.01, 1.61	0.044
Creatinine (16.4 µmol/l)	1.042	0.409	2.84	1.27, 6.32	0.011
Uric acid (59.4 µmol/l)	0.101	0.090	1.15	0.90, 1.47	0.259
C-reactive proteinb (1.8 times)	0.320	0.174	1.38	0.98, 1.94	0.066
Albumin (2 g/l)	−1.828	0.471	0.63	0.49, 0.79	<0.001
Total cholesterol (0.87 mmol/l)	−0.015	0.004	0.58	0.44, 0.76	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol (0.36 mmol/l)	−0.009	0.009	0.87	0.67, 1.14	0.327
Triglyceridesb (1.1 times)	−0.019	0.257	0.98	0.59, 1.62	0.940
AST (5 units/l)	−0.007	0.031	0.96	0.69, 1.33	0.813
ALT (3 units/l)	−0.033	0.051	0.89	0.63, 1.26	0.508
γ-GTPb (2.2 times)	0.123	0.181	1.13	0.79, 1.61	0.496
Smoking	0.828	0.288	2.29	1.30, 4.03	0.004
Alcohol	0.422	0.287	1.53	0.87, 2.68	0.141
Antihypertensive medication	−0.127	0.347	0.88	0.45, 1.74	0.714
Antihyperlipidemic medication	0.621	0.467	1.86	0.75, 4.66	0.183
Antidiabetic medication	0.951	0.517	2.59	0.94, 7.15	0.066

Abbreviations: SE, standard error; HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; BP, blood pressure, HDL, high-density lipoprotein, AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.

^aWeight (kg)/height (m)².

^bThese variables are shown in the original scale after analysis using log (natural)-transformed values. These values indicate hazard ratios per times increase.

^cHazard ratio per 1-increment increase in variable.