Table 2.

Association between risk factors and cardiovascular mortality

Risk factor	HR	95% CI	P value
Diabetes (yes vs no)	2.24	1.84 to 2.73	<0.001
Smoker versus non-smoker	2.07	1.64 to 2.62	<0.001
Physical activity (none vs sufficient)	2.00	1.62 to 2.45	<0.001
High blood pressure (yes vs no)	1.87	1.47 to 2.38	<0.001
Obesity (yes vs no)	1.62	1.32 to 1.99	<0.001
Binge drinking (yes vs no)	1.35	0.90 to 2.03	0.150
Blood cholesterol level (high risk vs low risk)	0.91	0.68 to 1.21	0.504

Controlled for age, sex and self-reported history of cardiovascular disease.