Table 2.

Crude Incidence Rate and Adjusted^* Hazard Ratios of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality for Hypertension and Elevated Serum Phosphorus

Risk Factors	Cases (n)	Crude Incidence Rate	Hazard Ratio	P Value
Cardiovascular mortality
Hypertension	1234	17.7	1.86 (1.48 to 2.34)	<0.001
Elevated serum phosphorus	141	7.8	1.45 (1.12 to 1.88)	0.005
All-cause mortality
Hypertension	2551	36.6	1.45 (1.25 to 1.67)	<0.001
Elevated serum phosphorus	296	16.4	1.22 (1.05 to 1.41)	0.01

^*Adjusted for age, gender, race, and estimated glomerular filtration rate.