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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 7.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2015 Jul 7;314(1):52–60. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.7008

Table 2.

All-Cause Mortality in Participants With Information on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Other Characteristics

Disease Status at Baseline No. of Participants No. of Deaths Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
Age and Sex Age, Sex,
and Smoking
Age, Sex, Smoking,
and Intermediate
Risk Factors
Age, Sex, Smoking,
Intermediate Risk Factors,
and Other Lifestyle Factors
Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration (68 Studies, 355 639 Participants, 47 067 Deaths)a
Diabetes, stroke, and MI 260 165 6.2 (5.1–7.4) 6.3 (5.2–7.5) 6.0 (5.0–7.1)
Stroke and MI 921 517 3.7 (3.1–4.3) 3.8 (3.2–4.4) 3.7 (3.2–4.4)
Diabetes and stroke 654 334 3.7 (3.3–4.2) 3.9 (3.4–4.4) 3.6 (3.2–4.1)
Diabetes and MI 1827 930 3.6 (3.1–4.0) 3.8 (3.3–4.4) 3.6 (3.2–4.1)
MI 12 141 4270 2.0 (1.9–2.1) 2.0 (1.9–2.2) 2.0 (1.9–2.2)
Stroke 4357 1530 2.1 (1.9–2.2) 2.0 (1.9–2.2) 2.0 (1.8–2.1)
Diabetes 12 887 3629 1.9 (1.7–2.0) 1.9 (1.8–2.0) 1.8 (1.7–1.9)
None 322 592 35 692 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
UK Biobank (491 424 Participants, 7688 Deaths)b
Diabetes, stroke, and MI 218 26 5.8 (3.9–8.5) 5.2 (3.5–7.7) 4.9 (3.3–7.2) 4.9 (3.3–7.2)
Stroke and MI 638 51 3.6 (2.7–4.7) 3.2 (2.5–4.3) 3.1 (2.4–4.1) 3.1 (2.3–4.0)
Diabetes and stroke 919 75 3.9 (3.1–4.9) 3.8 (3.0–4.8) 3.6 (2.9–4.5) 3.6 (2.8–4.5)
Diabetes and MI 1943 190 4.3 (3.7–5.0) 4.2 (3.6–4.8) 4.0 (3.4–4.6) 3.9 (3.4–4.5)
MI 8572 407 2.1 (1.9–2.3) 2.0 (1.8–2.3) 2.0 (1.8–2.2) 2.0 (1.8–2.2)
Stroke 6632 259 2.1 (1.8–2.4) 2.0 (1.8–2.3) 2.0 (1.7–2.2) 1.9 (1.7–2.2)
Diabetes 17 928 504 1.6 (1.5–1.8) 1.6 (1.5–1.8) 1.5 (1.4–1.7) 1.5 (1.4–1.7)
None 454 574 6176 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]

Abbreviation: MI, myocardial infarction.

a

The intermediate risk factors available were body mass index; systolic blood pressure; and high-density lipoprotein and total cholesterol.

b

The intermediate risk factors available were body mass index and systolic blood pressure. Other lifestyle factors available were socioeconomic status (defined as education level) and diet (defined as self-reported consumption of meat and fruit).