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. 2021 Apr 21;36(5):507–517. doi: 10.1007/s10654-021-00745-5

Table 3.

Population attributable risk for diseases predicting 8-year mortality, stratified by sex and cohort

Total % with disease HR (95% CI) P-value PAR. % % with disease HR (95% CI) P-value PAR. %
Cohort 1901-02a Cohort 1923-24b
Dementia 29.8 2.6 (2.0–3.2)  < .001 31.7 21.5 2.8 (2.2–3.5)  < .001 27.7
Cerebrovascular disorders 18.8 1.3 (1.0–1.7) .043 5.4 24.3 1.4 (1.1–1.7) .009 8.0
Myocardial infarction 11.7 1.8 (1.3–2.4)  < .001 8.4 19.3 1.3 (1.0–1.8) .029 6.2
Heart failure * 32.4 1.3 (1.1–1.7) .013 9.8
Cohort 1901-02c Cohort 1923-24d
AD 14.4 2.4 (1.8–3.2)  < .001 16.6 11.6 2.8 (2.1–3.8)  < .001 17.3
VAD 8.7 2.9 (1.9–4.4)  < .001 14.1 5.1 2.2 (1.4–3.4) .001 5.6
Mixed 3.6 3.7 (2.3–6.2)  < .001 9.1 2.3 2.9 (1.6–5.2)  < .001 4.2
Other 3.0 2.1 (1.2–3.7) .007 3.3 2.6 4.4 (2.5–7.6)  < .001 8.1
Cerebrovascular disorders * 24.3 1.5 (1.1–1.9) .004 10.1
Myocardial infarction 11.7 1.7 (1.3–2.4)  < .001 8.0 19.3 1.4 (1.1–1.8) .020 6.7
Heart failure * 32.4 1.3 (1.1–1.7) .013 9.8
Cohort 1901-02e Cohort 1923-24f
Women
Dementia 30.8 2.8 (2.1–3.7)  < .001 34.9 23.7 2.6 (2.0–3.5)  < .001 28.0
Cerebrovascular disorders 19.7 1.5 (1.1–2.0) .014 8.5 22.0 1.4 (1.1–1.9) .023 8.6
Atrial fibrillation 19.7 1.4 (1.0–2.0) .034 7.7 *
Myocardial infarction 10.8 2.3 (1.6–3.4)  < .001 12.6 *
Cohort 1901-02 g Cohort 1923-24 h
Men
Dementia 27.3 2.2 (1.5–3.3)  < .001 25.1 17.9 3.3 (2.2–5.0)  < .001 29.6
Chronic bronchitis 16.1 1.9 (1.2–3.1) .012 12.3 **
Heart failure * 27.4 1.5 (1.0–2.1) .050 11.0
Atrial fibrillation ** 28.8 1.5 (1.1–2.2) .027 13.4

Cox regressions models to analyse which disorders that predict 8-year mortality. Disorders that remained significant predictors (at p < 0.05) in the fully adjusted models are presented in the table. All models are adjusted for exact age

*Not significant in the fully adjusted model

**Not significantly related to mortality

aAdjusted for sex, dementia, cerebrovascular disorders, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction

bAdjusted for sex, dementia, cerebrovascular disorders, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, atrial fibrillation, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction

cAdjusted for sex, AD, VAD, mixed dementia, other types of dementia, cerebrovascular disorders, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, atrial fibrillation, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction

dAdjusted for sex, AD, VAD, mixed dementia, other types of dementia, cerebrovascular disorders, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, atrial fibrillation, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction

eAdjusted for dementia, cerebrovascular disorders, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction

fAdjusted for dementia, cerebrovascular disorders, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, atrial fibrillation, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction

gAdjusted for dementia, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, myocardial infarction, and cancer

hAdjusted for dementia, cerebrovascular disorders, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction