Table 4 The results of the sensitivity analysis according to quintiles of mean CAL and mean PPD as outcomes of exposure

All cause

HR

HR(95%CI)

HR(95%CI)

HR(95%CI)

 model 0

1(Ref.)

1.72(1.49,1.98)

3.03(2.66,3.45)

4.38(3.88,4.96)

< 0.001

 model 1

1(Ref.)

1.48(1.29,1.70)

2.17(1.89,2.47)

2.72(2.39,3.09)

< 0.001

 model 2

1(Ref.)

1.37(1.20,1.58)

1.87(1.66,2.20)

2.25(1.99,2.58)

< 0.001

 model 3

1(Ref.)

1.24(1.09,1.50)

1.50(1.38,1.84)

1.85(1.61,2.17)

0.010

CVD cause

 model 0

1(Ref.)

1.84(1.39,2.41)

3.29(2.55,4.25)

5.23(4.13,6.64)

< 0.001

 model 1

1(Ref.)

1.58(1.20,2.07)

2.34(1.80,3.03

3.23(2.53,4.13)

< 0.001

 model 2

1(Ref.)

1.46(1.11,1.92)

2.03(1.62,2.70)

2.72(2.06,3.55)

< 0.001

 model 3

1(Ref.)

1.30(0.99,1.71)

1.57(1.19,2.05)

2.11(1.64,2.79)

0.015

Mean PPD

All cause

 model 0

1(Ref.)

1.25(1.09,1.44)

1.79(1.57,2.05)

1.81(1.59,2.06)

< 0.001

 model 1

1(Ref.)

1.26(1.09,1.45)

1.80(1.57.2.06)

1.88(1.65,2.14)

< 0.001

 model 2

1(Ref.)

1.13(1.00,1.30)

1.58(1.39,1.85)

1.60(1.37,1.85)

< 0.001

 model 3

1(Ref.)

1.03(0.93,1.27)

1.24(1.21,1.59)

1.31(1.19,1.62)

< 0.001

CVD cause

 model 0

1(Ref.)

1.58(1.19,2.11)

2.44(1.86,3.19)

2.47(1.89,3.22)

< 0.001

 model 1

1(Ref.)

1.60(1.20,2.13)

2.46(1.88,3.23)

2.63(2.01,3.44)

< 0.001

 model 2

1(Ref.)

1.44(1.06,1.93)

2.13(1.66,2.80)

2.27(1.72,2.98)

< 0.001

 model 3

1(Ref.)

1.23(0.90,1.69)

1.62(1.25,2.30)

1.82(1.51,2.55)

< 0.001