Table 3.
Independent Predictors of 22.8-year all-cause Mortality Outcome. **Model Further Adjusted for Serum Glucose, Alkaline Phosphatase and Triglyceride Concentrations. See Abbreviations in Table 1
| Adjusted hazard ratio | CI 95 % | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| ALT <17 IU/l | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 0.01 |
| Age (per year increment) | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | <0.001 |
| BMI (per unit increment) | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | <0.001 |
| Male gender | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.05 | 0.30 |
| Current smoker | 1.71 | 1.54 | 1.91 | <0.001 |
| Past smoker | 1.13 | 1.05 | 1.22 | 0.001 |
| Hypertension | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.17 | 0.01 |
| Past MI | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.54 | <0.001 |
| COPD | 1.17 | 0.98 | 1.39 | 0.08 |
| NYHA class >1 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.20 | <0.001 |
| Creatinine (per mg/dl increment) | 1.61 | 1.38 | 1.87 | <0.001 |