Table 3.

Correlation coefficients (r and 95% CI) between risk factors and HF mortality.

Risk factors	HF mortality correlated with risk factors
	In both sexes			In men			In women
	r	95% CI	p-Value	r	95% CI	p-Value	r	95% CI	p-Value
Diabetes rate, %	0.42	0.38–0.46	<0.0001	0.46	0.41–0.51	<0.0001	0.44	0.40–0.49	<0.0001
HBP rate, %	0.46	0.43–0.50	<0.0001	0.51	0.46–0.55	<0.0001	0.50	0.46–0.55	<0.0001
Obesity rate, %	0.41	0.37–0.44	<0.0001	0.47	0.41–0.51	<0.0001	0.44	0.40–0.49	<0.0001
Phy. Inact. rate, %	0.45	0.41–0.48	<0.0001	0.50	0.45–0.54	<0.0001	0.50	0.46–0.54	<0.0001

HF, heart failure; HBP, high blood pressure; Phy. Inact., physical inactivity.