Table 3. Adjusted hazard ratios (95% CI) for mortality according to quintile distributions of serum triglycerides concentration at baseline.
| Serum triglycerides concentration, mmol/L | |||||
| Quintile 1 (0.09–1.15) |
Quintile 2 (1.16–1.50) |
Quintile 3 (1.51–1.65) |
Quintile 4 (1.66–1.88) |
Quintile 5 (1.89–9.98) |
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| Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, preexisting cardiovascular disease, current smoking and alcohol intake, and serum total cholesterol. | |||||
| All-cause mortality | |||||
| All participants | 1.14 (0.85–1.52) | 1.20 (0.91–1.60) | Reference | 1.22 (0.91–1.65) | 1.16 (0.87–1.56) |
| Men | 1.35 (0.90–2.02) | 1.28 (0.85–1.91) | Reference | 1.47 (0.97–2.22) | 1.34 (0.88–2.03) |
| Women | 0.92 (0.60–1.42) | 1.11 (0.74–1.65) | Reference | 0.97 (0.63–1.50) | 0.96 (0.64–1.45) |
| Cardiovascular mortality | |||||
| All participants | 1.13 (0.71–1.80) | 1.44 (0.92–2.25) | Reference | 1.37 (0.83–2.27) | 1.22 (0.76–1.97) |
| Men | 1.31 (0.69–2.49) | 1.41 (0.74–2.67) | Reference | 1.67 (0.85–3.28) | 1.15 (0.58–2.30) |
| Women | 0.91 (0.45–1.83) | 1.42 (0.76–2.69) | Reference | 1.04 (0.49–2.22) | 1.13 (0.58–2.22) |
| Cardiovascular mortality | |||||
| All participants | 1.18 (0.81–1.71) | 1.10 (0.76–1.58) | Reference | 1.22 (0.84–1.77) | 1.16 (0.80–1.67) |
| Men | 1.40 (0.83–2.35) | 1.26 (0.75–2.12) | Reference | 1.47 (0.87–2.48) | 1.47 (0.87–2.48) |
| Women | 0.92 (0.53–1.60) | 0.90 (0.53–1.52) | Reference | 0.97 (0.57–1.65) | 0.88 (0.52–1.47) |