Table 3. Adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of cardiovascular health factors and risk of CVD mortality.
| HR (95% CI) | ||||||
| Cardiovascular health factor | Men | Women | ||||
| Number of deaths/number at risk | P value | Number of deaths/number at risk | P value | |||
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Current | 1.50 (1.23–1.82) | 91/839 | <0.001 | 1.17 (0.60–2.29) | 6/257 | 0.65 |
| Former | 0.90 (0.73–1.11) | 54/593 | 0.31 | 0.97 (0.47–2.04) | 4/164 | 0.94 |
| Never | 0.75 (0.61–0.91) | 75/878 | 0.003 | 0.88 (0.56–1.39) | 115/2158 | 0.59 |
| Leisure physical activity | ||||||
| Inactive | 1.33 (0.94–1.87) | 17/83 | 0.11 | 1.58 (0.95–2.64) | 8/58 | 0.08 |
| Intermediate | 1.01 (0.79–1.28) | 65/427 | 0.96 | 0.80 (0.56–1.15) | 29/334 | 0.23 |
| Active | 0.75 (0.60–0.94) | 138/1800 | 0.012 | 0.79(0.58–1.07) | 88/2187 | 0.13 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | ||||||
| ≥30.0 | 1.36 (1.11–1.67) | 76/628 | 0.003 | 0.93 (0.71–1.22) | 70/1081 | 0.60 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 0.84 (0.70–1.02) | 94/1076 | 0.07 | 0.95 (0.72–1.26) | 37/915 | 0.74 |
| <25.0 | 0.87 (0.70–1.09) | 50/606 | 0.24 | 1.13 (0.79–1.62) | 18/583 | 0.50 |
| Blood pressure, mm Hg | ||||||
| ≥140/≥90 | 1.44 (1.14–1.81) | 150/1419 | 0.002 | 1.61 (1.13–2.29) | 97/1357 | 0.008 |
| 120–139/80–89 or treated to <120/80 | 0.87 (0.67–1.11) | 54/671 | 0.26 | 0.74 (0.50–1.09) | 21/793 | 0.13 |
| <120/80 (untreated) | 0.80 (0.56–1.14) | 16/220 | 0.22 | 0.84 (0.49–1.45) | 7/429 | 0.53 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L | ||||||
| >6.99 | 1.34 (0.90–2.02) | 14/132 | 0.15 | 2.27 (1.32–3.90) | 11/138 | 0.003 |
| 5.55–≤6.99 | 0.75 (0.57–0.98) | 57/900 | 0.034 | 0.68 (0.47–0.98) | 30/1000 | 0.039 |
| <5.55 | 0.99 (0.77–1.27) | 149/1278 | 0.95 | 0.65 (0.46–0.92) | 84/1441 | 0.015 |
| Total serum cholesterol, mmol/L | ||||||
| ≥6.2 | 1.03 (0.86–1.24) | 94/862 | 0.76 | 0.93 (0.72–1.20) | 75/1254 | 0.57 |
| 5.2–6.19 | 0.82 (0.67–1.01) | 59/829 | 0.06 | 0.74 (0.55–1.00) | 29/847 | 0.052 |
| <5.2 | 1.18 (0.97–1.44) | 67/619 | 0.10 | 1.45 (1.04–2.02) | 21/478 | 0.028 |
Adjusted for age, education, alcohol intake frequency, study survey year, smoking status, physical activity, body mass index, total cholesterol level, blood pressure, fasting glucose level, antihypertensive treatment, hypoglycemic therapy, lipid lowering treatment. CI – confidence interval, CVD – cardiovascular, BMI – body mass index.