Table 2.

Model adjustment steps

Adjustment step	Adjustment
Base case	Adjusted age and sex of the modeled population (demography)
1	Adjusted demography and distribution of risk factors at baseline (BMI, smoking, TC, SBP and HbA1c)
2	Adjusted demography, risk factors and prevalence of pre-existing events at baseline (MI, CHF and stroke)
3	Adjusted demography, risk factors, events at baseline, and the general population mortality rate by age and sex

BMI Body mass index, TC total cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, MI myocardial infarction, CHF chronic heart failure