Cox regression derived hazard ratios for deaths from all causes (and 95% confidence intervals), by the indicated predictor variables (three villages in Greece, 1981 to 1996)
| Variables | Increment/category | Men (total deaths: 150) | Women (total deaths: 140) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard ratio | 95% CI | Hazard ratio | 95% CI | ||
| *Lower educational level representing up to six years of schooling for men and illiteracy for women. | |||||
| Age | 10 years | 3.13 | 2.54, 3.86 | 3.79 | 2.98, 4.82 |
| Village | B1+B2 (sea level) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | ||
| A (950 m) | 0.57 | 0.38, 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.47, 1.02 | |
| Educational level | Lower* | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | ||
| Higher | 1.27 | 0.90, 1.79 | 1.49 | 1.01, 2.20 | |
| Body weight | 1 kg | 0.99 | 0.98, 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.98, 1.01 |
| Tobacco smoking | never smoker | 1.00 (reference) | not included (only seven smokers) | ||
| ever smoker | 1.71 | 1.20, 2.42 | |||
| Alcohol consumption | none | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | ||
| moderate (⩽2 glasses/day) | 0.76 | 0.51, 1.12 | 1.17 | 0.78, 1.75 | |
| High (>2 glasses/day) | 0.94 | 0.58, 1.50 | not included (only one heavy drinker) | ||
| Systolic blood pressure | 10 mm Hg | 1.12 | 1.04, 1.21 | 1.02 | 0.95, 1.10 |
| Blood glucose | 10 mg/100 ml | 1.06 | 1.02, 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.06, 1.16 |
| Total serum cholesterol | 10 mg/100 ml | 1.04 | 1.00, 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.01 |
| Serum uric acid | 1 mg/100 ml | 1.03 | 0.92, 1.15 | 1.05 | 0.93, 1.18 |
| Serum triglycerides | 10 mg/100 ml | 0.99 | 0.97, 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.98, 1.04 |