TABLE 2.

Adjusted hazard ratio by double-robust regression

Variables	Hazard ratio
Angiotensin receptor blocker	0.74 (0.67–0.83, P < 0.0001)
Age group (Reference ’≥70’)
65–70 years	1.05 (0.99–1.13, P = 0.1191)
60–65	1.00 (0.94–1.07, P = 0.9025)
55–60	0.58 (0.54–0.62, P < 0.0001)
50–55	0.39 (0.35–0.43, P < 0.0001)
45–50	0.20 (0.16–0.24, P < 0.0001)
40–45	0.07 (0.04–0.11, P < 0.0001)
Race (reference ’white’)
African-American	1.19 (1.11–1.27, P < 0.0001)
Mix of white and	1.21 (0.99–1.46, P = 0.059)
African-American race
Mixed other races	0.50 (0.36–0.7, P < 0.0001)
Other races	1.74 (1.51–2, P < 0.0001)
Hispanic ethnicity	0.45 (0.38–0.53, P < 0.0001)
Smoker (reference ’Never’)
Current	6.54 (5.65–7.57, P < 0.0001)
Former	2.84 (2.44–3.31, P < 0.0001)
BMI	0.92 (0.91–0.92, P < 0.0001)
Diabetes mellitus	1.02 (0.96–1.08, P = 0.5557)