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. 2020 Jun 4;3(6):e204669. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4669

Table 2. Chronic Disease Population Risk Tool for Women and Men Proportional Hazards Coefficients and Hazard Ratios for the Full, Simple, and Parsimonious Versions, by Ontario Cohort.

Variable Cohort
Development Entire Ontario
ln[HR] (95% CI) HR ln[HR] (95% CI) HR
Full version for women
Weibull parameters
Scale, σ 0.8924 NA 0.8869 NA
Shape, γ 1.1206 NA 1.1275 NA
Intercept −4.311 (−4.71 to −3.91) 0.0134 −4.345 (−4.68 to −4.00) 0.0130
Alcohol consumption
Light NA NA NA NA
Heavy 0.41 (0.12 to 0.70) 1.51 0.24 (−0.01 to 0.49) 1.27
Moderate 0.09 (−0.07 to 0.24) 1.09 0.10 (−0.03 to 0.23) 1.11
None 0.34 (0.22 to 0.47) 1.41 0.32 (0.22 to 0.41) 1.37
Cigarette smoking
Never NA NA NA NA
Always occasional 0.36 (−0.09 to 0.81) 1.44 0.27 (−0.11 to 0.65) 1.31
Former daily, now occasional 0.61 (0.34 to 0.89) 1.84 0.61 (0.38 to 0.84) 1.84
Daily 1.05 (0.93 to 1.18) 2.87 1.05 (0.95 to 1.15) 2.86
Former occasional −0.16 (−0.30 to −0.02) 0.85 −0.16 (−0.27 to −0.04) 0.86
Former daily 0.20 (0.09 to 0.32) 1.23 0.20 (0.10 to 0.30) 1.22
Fruit and vegetable consumption, times/d
<3 NA NA NA NA
3-6 −0.06 (−0.17 to 0.05) 0.94 −0.06 (−0.15 to 0.03) 0.94
>6 −0.12 (−0.25 to 0.00) 0.88 −0.12 (−0.22 to −0.01) 0.89
Age, spline term
1 0.13 (0.11 to 0.16) 1.14 0.13 (0.11 to 0.15) 1.14
2 −0.26 (−0.34 to −0.18) 0.77 −0.25 (−0.32 to −0.18) 0.78
3 0.51 (0.34 to 0.69) 1.67 0.51 (0.36 to 0.66) 1.66
Visible minority 0.37 (0.23 to 0.51) 1.44 0.34 (0.22 to 0.46) 1.41
Postsecondary education −0.06 (−0.16 to 0.03) 0.94 −0.10 (−0.19 to −0.02) 0.90
Marital status
Domestic partner NA NA NA NA
Single, never married 0.05 (−0.11 to 0.21) 1.06 0.07 (−0.06 to 0.21) 1.08
Widowed, separated, or divorced 0.09 (−0.02 to 0.20) 1.09 0.08 (−0.01 to 0.18) 1.09
Asthma 0.36 (0.22 to 0.50) 1.43 0.37 (0.25 to 0.50) 1.45
BMI
<18.5 NA NA NA NA
18.5 to <25.0 −0.33 (−0.76 to 0.10) 0.72 −0.18 (−0.56 to 0.19) 0.83
25.0 to <30.0 0.32 (0.20 to 0.45) 1.38 0.37 (0.27 to 0.47) 1.45
30.0 to <35.0 0.61 (0.47 to 0.75) 1.84 0.61 (0.50 to 0.73) 1.85
35.0 to <40.0 1.01 (0.80 to 1.22) 2.74 1.03 (0.86 to 1.20) 2.81
≥40.0 1.24 (1.01 to 1.47) 3.46 1.16 (0.97 to 1.36) 3.20
Unknown 0.47 (0.32 to 0.62) 1.59 0.43 (0.31 to 0.56) 1.54
High blood pressure 0.35 (0.24 to 0.46) 1.42 0.33 (0.23 to 0.42) 1.39
Self-rated health
Good NA NA NA NA
Poor or fair 0.23 (0.09 to 0.37) 1.26 0.19 (0.08 to 0.31) 1.21
Very good or excellent −0.14 (−0.24 to −0.03) 0.87 −0.19 (−0.27 to −0.10) 0.83
Life stress
Not at all stressful NA NA NA NA
A bit stressful −0.02 (−0.17 to 0.12) 0.98 0.00 (−0.13 to 0.13) 1.00
Not very stressful −0.13 (−0.29 to 0.02) 0.88 −0.10 (−0.23 to 0.02) 0.90
Quite a bit or extremely stressful −0.03 (−0.20 to 0.13) 0.97 0.02 (−0.13 to 0.16) 1.02
Simple version for women
Weibull parameters NA NA NA NA
Scale, σ 0.9000 NA 0.8940 NA
Shape, γ 1.1111 NA 1.1186 NA
Intercept −4.083 (−4.42 to −3.75) 0.0169 −4.210 (−4.49 to −3.93) 0.0148
Cigarette smoking
Never NA NA NA NA
Always occasional 0.29 (−0.17 to 0.74) 1.33 0.18 (−0.20 to 0.56) 1.20
Former daily, now occasional 0.51 (0.23 to 0.78) 1.66 0.50 (0.27 to 0.73) 1.65
Daily 0.99 (0.87 to 1.12) 0.73 1.00 (0.90 to 1.10) 0.74
Former occasional −0.31 (−0.45 to −0.17) 2.70 −0.30 (−0.42 to −0.18) 2.72
Former daily 0.04 (−0.07 to 0.16) 1.04 0.05 (−0.04 to 0.14) 1.05
Age, spline term
1 0.13 (0.11 to 0.15) 1.14 0.12 (0.10 to 0.14) 1.13
2 −0.25 (−0.33 to −0.17) 0.78 −0.24 (−0.30 to −0.17) 0.79
3 0.52 (0.35 to 0.69) 1.68 0.49 (0.35 to 0.64) 1.64
BMI
<18.5 NA NA NA NA
18.5 to <25.0 −0.21 (−0.63 to 0.21) 2.12 −0.07 (−0.44 to 0.30) 2.14
25.0 to <30.0 0.39 (0.26 to 0.51) 3.42 0.43 (0.33 to 0.52) 3.55
30.0 to <35.0 0.75 (0.62 to 0.89) 4.32 0.76 (0.65 to 0.87) 4.08
35.0 to <40.0 1.23 (1.02 to 1.43) 1.47 1.27 (1.10 to 1.43) 1.53
≥40.0 1.46 (1.25 to 1.68) 0.81 1.41 (1.23 to 1.59) 0.93
Unknown 0.54 (0.39 to 0.69) 1.71 0.52 (0.39 to 0.64) 1.67
Parsimonious version for women
Weibull parameters
Scale, σ 0.8922 NA 0.8864 NA
Shape, γ 1.1208 NA 1.1282 NA
Intercept −4.384 (−4.75 to −4.01) 0.0125 −4.424 (−4.73 to −4.11) 0.0120
Alcohol consumption
Light NA NA NA NA
Heavy 0.42 (0.13 to 0.71) 1.52 0.26 (0.01 to 0.51) 1.29
Moderate 0.08 (−0.07 to 0.24) 1.09 0.10 (−0.03 to 0.23) 1.10
None 0.35 (0.23 to 0.47) 1.42 0.33 (0.23 to 0.43) 1.39
Cigarette smoking
Never NA NA NA NA
Always occasional 0.38 (−0.07 to 0.82) 1.46 0.29 (−0.09 to 0.66) 1.33
Former daily, now occasional 0.62 (0.34 to 0.89) 1.85 0.61 (0.38 to 0.84) 1.84
Daily 1.07 (0.95 to 1.2) 2.93 1.08 (0.97 to 1.18) 2.93
Former occasional −0.16 (−0.3 to −0.02) 0.85 −0.16 (−0.28 to −0.04) 0.85
Former daily 0.20 (0.08 to 0.32) 1.23 0.20 (0.10 to 0.30) 1.22
Fruit and vegetable consumption, times/d
<3 NA NA NA NA
3-6 −0.07 (−0.17 to 0.04) 0.94 −0.07 (−0.17 to 0.02) 0.93
>6 −0.14 (−0.26 to −0.01) 0.87 −0.14 (−0.24 to −0.03) 0.87
Age, spline term
1 0.13 (0.11 to 0.16) 1.14 0.13 (0.11 to 0.15) 1.14
2 −0.26 (−0.34 to −0.18) 0.77 −0.25 (−0.31 to −0.18) 0.78
3 0.52 (0.35 to 0.69) 1.68 0.51 (0.36 to 0.66) 1.66
Visible minority 0.37 (0.23 to 0.51) 1.44 0.34 (0.22 to 0.46) 1.41
Asthma 0.36 (0.22 to 0.5) 1.43 0.38 (0.26 to 0.50) 1.46
BMI
<18.5 NA NA NA NA
18.5 to <25.0 −0.32 (−0.74 to 0.11) 0.73 −0.18 (−0.55 to 0.19) 0.83
25.0 to <30.0 0.33 (0.2 to 0.45) 1.39 0.37 (0.27 to 0.47) 1.45
30.0 to <35.0 0.61 (0.47 to 0.75) 1.85 0.62 (0.50 to 0.73) 1.86
35.0 to <40.0 1.02 (0.8 to 1.23) 2.76 1.04 (0.87 to 1.21) 2.83
≥40.0 1.24 (1.02 to 1.47) 3.47 1.17 (0.98 to 1.36) 3.22
Unknown 0.47 (0.32 to 0.62) 1.60 0.44 (0.31 to 0.57) 1.55
High blood pressure 0.35 (0.24 to 0.46) 1.42 0.33 (0.24 to 0.42) 1.39
Self-rated health
Good NA NA NA NA
Poor or fair 0.24 (0.11 to 0.38) 1.27 0.21 (0.10 to 0.33) 1.24
Very good or excellent −0.14 (−0.25 to −0.04) 0.87 −0.19 (−0.28 to −0.10) 0.82
Full version for men
Weibull parameters
Scale, σ 0.8422 NA 0.8496 NA
Shape, γ 1.1874 NA 1.1770 NA
Intercept −2.405 (−3.35 to −1.46) 0.0903 −3.183 (−3.92 to −2.45) 0.0415
Alcohol consumption
Light NA NA NA NA
Heavy −0.21 (−0.39 to −0.03) 0.81 −0.12 (−0.26 to 0.02) 0.89
Moderate −0.05 (−0.19 to 0.09) 0.95 −0.01 (−0.13 to 0.11) 0.99
None 0.19 (0.06 to 0.33) 1.21 0.18 (0.06 to 0.30) 1.20
Cigarette smoking
Never NA NA NA NA
Always occasional 0.14 (−0.35 to 0.63) 1.15 0.05 (−0.33 to 0.43) 1.05
Former daily, now occasional 0.33 (0.06 to 0.61) 1.40 0.35 (0.12 to 0.58) 1.42
Daily 0.86 (0.73 to 1.00) 2.37 0.83 (0.72 to 0.94) 2.30
Former occasional 0.04 (−0.13 to 0.22) 1.04 0.01 (−0.13 to 0.16) 1.01
Former daily 0.20 (0.08 to 0.33) 1.23 0.16 (0.05 to 0.27) 1.18
Fruit and vegetable consumption, times/d
<3 NA NA NA NA
3-6 −0.13 (−0.23 to −0.02) 0.88 −0.08 (−0.16 to 0.01) 0.93
>6 −0.22 (−0.39 to −0.06) 0.80 −0.16 (−0.30 to −0.03) 0.85
Age, spline term
1 0.24 (0.18 to 0.29) 1.27 0.19 (0.15 to 0.23) 1.21
2 −0.63 (−0.90 to −0.37) 0.53 −0.42 (−0.63 to −0.21) 0.66
3 1.57 (0.74 to 2.40) 4.81 0.93 (0.26 to 1.60) 2.54
4 −1.04 (−1.84 to −0.24) 0.35 −0.48 (−1.15 to 0.18) 0.62
Visible minority 0.31 (0.16 to 0.45) 1.36 0.27 (0.15 to 0.39) 1.31
Household income
Not low NA NA NA NA
Low 0.12 (−0.06 to 0.29) 1.12 0.11 (−0.04 to 0.27) 1.12
Unknown 0.08 (−0.13 to 0.30) 1.09 0.13 (−0.04 to 0.31) 1.14
Asthma 0.33 (0.14 to 0.51) 1.39 0.27 (0.11 to 0.44) 1.32
BMI
<18.5 NA NA NA NA
18.5 to <25.0 0.53 (−0.04 to 1.10) 1.69 0.42 (−0.07 to 0.92) 1.53
25.0 to <30.0 0.04 (−0.09 to 0.18) 1.04 0.14 (0.03 to 0.25) 1.15
30.0 to <35.0 0.51 (0.36 to 0.66) 1.66 0.57 (0.44 to 0.69) 1.77
35.0 to <40.0 0.87 (0.67 to 1.07) 2.38 0.98 (0.81 to 1.16) 2.67
≥40.0 1.16 (0.85 to 1.46) 3.18 1.19 (0.94 to 1.44) 3.28
Unknown 0.36 (0.14 to 0.59) 1.44 0.36 (0.17 to 0.55) 1.43
High blood pressure 0.39 (0.27 to 0.52) 1.48 0.36 (0.26 to 0.46) 1.43
Self-rated health
Good NA NA NA NA
Poor or fair 0.12 (−0.03 to 0.27) 1.12 0.11 (−0.01 to 0.24) 1.12
Very good or excellent −0.33 (−0.43 to −0.22) 0.72 −0.29 (−0.38 to −0.20) 0.75
Life stress
Not at all stressful NA NA NA NA
A bit stressful −0.01 (−0.17 to 0.14) 0.99 −0.03 (−0.16 to 0.10) 0.97
Not very stressful −0.13 (−0.29 to 0.03) 0.88 −0.08 (−0.21 to 0.05) 0.92
Quite a bit or extremely stressful −0.11 (−0.28 to 0.06) 0.89 −0.13 (−0.27 to 0.01) 0.88
Simple version for men
Weibull parameters
Scale, σ 0.8522 NA 0.8571 NA
Shape, γ 1.1735 NA 1.1667 NA
Intercept −2.629 (−3.52 to −1.74) 0.0721 −3.343 (−4.03 to −2.65) 0.0353
Cigarette smoking
Never NA NA NA NA
Always occasional 0.10 (−0.41 to 0.61) 1.11 0.03 (−0.37 to 0.42) 1.03
Former daily, now occasional 0.27 (0.01 to 0.54) 1.31 0.34 (0.12 to 0.56) 1.40
Daily 0.87 (0.74 to 1.00) 2.38 0.84 (0.73 to 0.95) 2.33
Former occasional −0.03 (−0.19 to 0.14) 0.97 −0.04 (−0.18 to 0.10) 0.96
Former daily 0.14 (0.01 to 0.26) 1.15 0.12 (0.01 to 0.22) 1.12
Age, spline term
1 0.23 (0.18 to 0.29) 1.26 0.18 (0.14 to 0.23) 1.20
2 −0.59 (−0.86 to −0.32) 0.56 −0.39 (−0.60 to −0.17) 0.68
3 1.42 (0.59 to 2.25) 4.13 0.83 (0.16 to 1.51) 2.30
4 −0.89 (−1.70 to −0.08) 0.41 −0.39 (−1.06 to 0.28) 0.68
BMI
<18.5 NA NA NA NA
18.5 to <25.0 0.66 (0.09 to 1.23) 1.94 0.53 (0.04 to 1.02) 1.70
25.0 to <30.0 0.55 (0.40 to 0.70) 1.03 0.12 (0.48 to 0.72) 1.13
30.0 to <35.0 1.00 (0.81 to 1.20) 1.73 0.60 (0.93 to 1.27) 1.82
35.0 to <40.0 1.42 (1.14 to 1.70) 2.73 1.10 (1.19 to 1.65) 3.01
≥40.0 0.03 (−0.11 to 0.16) 4.14 1.42 (0.01 to 0.23) 4.13
Unknown 0.34 (0.10 to 0.57) 1.40 0.32 (0.13 to 0.51) 1.38
Parsimonious version for men
Weibull parameters
Scale, σ 0.8433 NA 0.8504 NA
Shape, γ 1.1858 NA 1.1759 NA
Intercept −2.485 (−3.39 to −1.58) 0.0833 −3.279 (−3.99 to −2.57) 0.0377
Alcohol consumption
Light NA NA NA NA
Heavy −0.21 (−0.39 to −0.03) 0.81 −0.12 (−0.26 to 0.03) 0.89
Moderate −0.05 (−0.19 to 0.09) 0.95 −0.01 (−0.13 to 0.11) 0.99
None 0.20 (0.07 to 0.34) 1.22 0.19 (0.07 to 0.30) 1.21
Cigarette smoking
Never NA NA NA NA
Always occasional 0.15 (−0.34 to 0.63) 1.16 0.06 (−0.32 to 0.45) 1.06
Former daily, now occasional 0.34 (0.07 to 0.61) 1.40 0.36 (0.13 to 0.59) 1.43
Daily 0.87 (0.73 to 1.00) 2.38 0.84 (0.73 to 0.95) 2.31
Former occasional 0.04 (−0.13 to 0.21) 1.04 0.01 (−0.13 to 0.15) 1.01
Former daily 0.20 (0.08 to 0.33) 1.23 0.16 (0.06 to 0.27) 1.18
Fruit and vegetable consumption, times/d
<3 NA NA NA NA
3-6 −0.13 (−0.24 to −0.02) 0.88 −0.08 (−0.16 to 0.01) 0.92
>6 −0.23 (−0.39 to −0.06) 0.80 −0.17 (−0.30 to −0.03) 0.85
Age, spline term
1 0.23 (0.18 to 0.29) 1.26 0.19 (0.15 to 0.23) 1.21
2 −0.62 (−0.89 to −0.36) 0.54 −0.41 (−0.62 to −0.20) 0.67
3 1.54 (0.71 to 2.37) 4.66 0.91 (0.24 to 1.58) 2.47
4 −1.01 (−1.81 to −0.21) 0.36 −0.46 (−1.13 to 0.20) 0.63
Visible minority 0.32 (0.18 to 0.46) 1.38 0.29 (0.17 to 0.41) 1.33
Asthma 0.32 (0.14 to 0.51) 1.38 0.27 (0.11 to 0.43) 1.31
BMI
<18.5 NA NA NA NA
18.5 to <25.0 0.53 (−0.04 to 1.10) 1.70 0.43 (−0.07 to 0.93) 1.54
25.0 to <30.0 0.04 (−0.09 to 0.17) 1.04 0.14 (0.03 to 0.25) 1.15
30.0 to <35.0 0.50 (0.35 to 0.65) 1.65 0.57 (0.44 to 0.69) 1.76
35.0 to <40.0 0.87 (0.67 to 1.07) 2.39 0.99 (0.81 to 1.16) 2.68
≥40.0 1.15 (0.85 to 1.45) 3.16 1.19 (0.95 to 1.44) 3.29
Unknown 0.36 (0.13 to 0.58) 1.43 0.36 (0.17 to 0.54) 1.43
High blood pressure 0.39 (0.27 to 0.51) 1.48 0.36 (0.26 to 0.45) 1.43
Self-rated health
Good NA NA NA NA
Poor or fair 0.12 (−0.02 to 0.26) 1.13 0.12 (−0.01 to 0.24) 1.12
Very good or excellent −0.33 (−0.43 to −0.22) 0.72 −0.29 (−0.38 to −0.20) 0.75

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); HR, hazard ratio; ln, natural log; NA, not applicable.