Table 3 Cause-specific hazard ratios for the competing risks of death
Events | HR | CI Lower | CI upper | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All cases, N = 3458 | |||||
CVD | 918 | 1.31 | 1.13 | 1.51 | 0.0003 |
Cancer | 393 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.73 | 0.0000 |
Infections | 31 | 2.34 | 1.15 | 4.80 | 0.0197 |
Other | 665 | 1.03 | 0.86 | 1.23 | 0.7770 |
ACR 1990 criteria fulfilled, N = 3106 | |||||
CVD | 813 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 1.45 | 0.0047 |
Cancer | 341 | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.73 | 0.0001 |
Infections | 28 | 2.03 | 0.95 | 4.34 | 0.0683 |
Other | 585 | 1.04 | 0.86 | 1.26 | 0.6628 |
Biopsy-positive, N = 2112 | |||||
CVD | 576 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 1.51 | 0.0140 |
Cancer | 234 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.78 | 0.0010 |
Infections | 24 | 1.94 | 0.85 | 4.44 | 0.1173 |
Other | 410 | 0.98 | 0.78 | 1.24 | 0.8629 |