Table 3. Sample Sizes, Rates, and Hazard Ratios for Mortality from All Causes and cardiovascular Diseases.

	No. of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics
	0–1	2	3	4	≥5
All participants(n = 95429)
All causes
Death/at risk, n	290/13659	507/23828	567/29095	369/20284	110/8563
age- and sex- adjusted rate/1000PY	3.48	3.18	2.87	2.41	2.20
Adjusted hazard ratios (95%CI) *	1.00	0.94(0.81–1.09)	0.85(0.74–0.99)	0.82(0.70–0.96)	0.70(0.56–0.88)
Cardiovascular diseases
Death/at risk, n	110/13659	179/23828	175/29095	99/20284	34/8563
age- and sex- adjusted rate/1000PY	1.59	1.48	0.86	0.59	0.69
Adjusted hazard ratios (95%CI) *	1.00	0.88(0.69–1.12)	0.71(0.55–0.90)	0.58(0.44–0.77)	0.61(0.41–0.89)
Limited to participants without history of MI or stroke(n = 91698)
All causes
Death/at risk, n	223/12882	430/22776	492/28003	328/19684	91/8353
age- and sex- adjusted rate/1000PY	2.96	2.86	2.72	2.33	2.02
Adjusted hazard ratios (95%CI) *	1.00	0.99(0.84–1.17)	0.91(0.77–1.07)	0.86(0.73–1.03)	0.69(0.54–0.89)
Cardiovascular disease
Death/at risk, n	75/12882	133/22776	142/28003	83/19684	25/8353
age- and sex- adjusted rate/1000PY	1.27	1.14	0.77	0.53	0.56
Adjusted hazard ratios (95%CI) *	1.00	0.89(0.67–1.19)	0.76(0.57–1.01)	0.60(0.44–0.83)	0.58(0.37–0.92)

PY indicates person-year; MI, myocardial infarction.

Mortality rates were calculated by direct method with the year 2006 population to adjust for age and sex.

*adjusted for age, sex, average income, education level, alcohol use, history of MI and stoke (limited to all participants), history of cancer.