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. 2018 Aug 23;8(8):e021681. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021681

Table 4.

Risk factors for mortality

No mortality (n=1724) With mortality (n=344) Univ. HR
(95% CI)
Multiv. HR
(95% CI) †
Median age (IQR) 76 (68– 83) 84 (78– 89) 1.09 (1.08 to 1.1)* 1.08 (1.07 to 1.1)*
Median CHA2DS2-VASc score (IQR) 3 (2– 5) 5 (3– 6) 1.38 (1.32 to 1.44)*
Female sex 828 (48) 189 (54.9) 1.29 (1.08 to 1.5) 0.92 (0.69 to 1.14)
Heart failure 302 (17.5) 117 (34) 2.23 (2.01 to 2.45) 1.4 (1.17 to 1.63)
Hypertension 1081 (62.7) 215 (62.5) 1 (0.78 to 1.22) 0.83 (0.6 to 1.05)
Diabetes 398 (23.1) 105 (30.5) 1.38 (1.15 to 1.61) 1.28 (1.04 to 1.52)
Stroke 274 (15.9) 94 (27.3) 1.36 (1.24 to 1.48) 1.22 (1.1 to 1.34)
Renal disease 238 (13.8) 93 (27) 2.27 (2.03 to 2.51) 1.28 (1.03 to 1.53)
Vascular disorder 436 (25.3) 135 (39.2) 1.78 (1.56 to 2) 1.39 (1.17 to 1.62)

Numbers are counts (percentages) unless specified otherwise.

*Per 1 point/year increase.

†Adjusted for all other risk factors except the CHA2DS2-VASc score.