Table 3.

Association between selected covariates and cardiovascular mortality, basic and final model

Covariates		Basic model			Final model
		HR	95% CI	P value	HR	95% CI	P value
Sociodemographic factors
Age (completed)		1.12	1.01 to 1.14	<0.001	1.12	1.10 to 1.14	<0.001
Sex	Female	1		<0.001	1		<0.001
	Male	2.53	2.07 to 3.09		2.07	1.68 to 2.57
Education	University	1			1
	Primary	3.70	2.48 to 5.51	<0.001	2.77	1.85 to 4.14	<0.001
	Vocational	2.27	1.58 to 3.27	<0.001	1.93	1.34 to 2.79	<0.001
	Secondary	1.88	1.29 to 2.73	0.001	1.84	1.26 to 2.68	0.002
Marital status	Married/cohabiting	1		<0.001	1		<0.001
	Single/divorced/widowed	1.71	1.32 to 2.09		1.65	1.35 to 2.02
Metabolic and lifestyle factors
Smoking habits	Non-smoker				1
	Smoker				1.91	1.50 to 2.42	<0.001
	Ex-smoker				1.26	1.00 to 1.57	0.047
Obesity	No				1		0.018
	Yes				1.29	1.05 to 1.59
High blood pressure	No				1		<0.001
	Yes				1.73	1.36 to 2.20
Diabetes	No				1		<0.001
	Yes				2.02	1.65 to 2.46
Physical activity	Sufficient				1
	None				1.60	1.30 to 1.98	<0.001
	Insufficient				1.09	0.84 to 1.41	0.524
Log likelihood		−4110			−4027
Likelihood ratio test, P value					<0.001

Models are controlled for self-reported history of cardiovascular disease.