Table 6. Multivariate proportional hazards regression analysis of cancer death.

Dependent variable (increment)	Beta	SE	Hazard ratioa	95% CI	P value
Age (10 years)	0.065	0.017	2.00	1.39, 2.87	<0.001
HGF (0.09 ng/ml)	2.929	1.267	1.31	1.04, 1.65	0.020
Total cholesterol (0.87 mmol/l)	−0.010	0.005	0.68	0.48, 0.97	0.034
Blood urea nitrogen (1.4 mmol/l)	0.059	0.034	1.28	0.97, 1.68	0.082
HbA1c (0.7%)	0.193	0.123	1.16	0.96, 1.41	0.116
Male sex	0.547	0.408	1.73	0.78, 3.85	0.180
Albumin (2 g/l)	−0.787	0.630	0.82	0.59, 1.12	0.211
Smoking	0.472	0.383	1.60	0.76, 3.40	0.217
Creatinine (16.4 µmol/l)	0.506	0.567	1.66	0.55, 5.04	0.371
Systolic BP (20 mm Hg)	0.003	0.007	1.08	0.81, 1.45	0.608

Abbreviations: HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; SE, standard error; BP, blood pressure.

^aHazard ratio per 1-increment increase in variable.