Table 4.
Adjusted model for ethnicity as a factor for all-cause mortality
| HR | 95% CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (per 10 years) | 1.30 | 1.15-1.48 | <0.001 |
| Asian Ethnicity* | 1.89 | 1.23-2.91 | 0.004 |
| Afro-Caribbean Ethnicity* | 2.09 | 1.30-3.37 | 0.002 |
| Type 2 DM | 1.51 | 1.04-2.20 | 0.030 |
| Hypertension | 0.67 | 0.46-0.97 | 0.036 |
| BMI | 1.00 | 0.99-1.01 | 0.872 |
| eGFR | 1.00 | 0.99-1.00 | 0.276 |
| Immunosuppression prior to admission | 1.73 | 1.06-2.82 | 0.029 |
| NSAIDs prior to admission | 0.82 | 0.38-1.76 | 0.613 |
| Hospital B | NA | 0-3.01exp191 | 0.958 |
| Hospital C | 0.83 | 0.50-1.38 | 0.469 |
| Hospital D | 0.76 | 0.47-1.24 | 0.274 |
| Hospital E | 1.01 | 0.53-1.95 | 0.970 |
| Hospital F | 0.73 | 0.44-1.22 | 0.233 |
Abbreviations: DM: diabetes mellitus; NSAID: on-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs;
*
Caucasian ethnicity and Hospital A as comparators;
Cox Regression (using Method Enter) adjusting for baseline differences between the different ethnicities.