Table 3 Sensitivity analyses

From: Triglyceride levels and its association with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with heart failure

Sensitivity analysis

Triglyceride levels (mmol/L, HR (95% CI))

<0.8

0.8–1.0

1.0–1.2

1.2–3.0

3.0–5.7

≥5.7

Exclude death within 2 years after HF diagnosis

 N

14,514

14,790

6778

38,913

1963

280

 All-cause mortality

1.19 (1.15–1.23)

1.09 (1.06–1.12)

1.06 (1.02–1.10)

1.00

1.06 (1.01–1.13)

1.14 (1.03–1.30)

 Cardiovascular deatha

1.23 (1.18–1.28)

1.13 (1.09–1.18)

1.10 (1.04–1.15)

1.00

1.07 (1.01–1.14)

1.19 (1.05–1.37)

Time-weighted average triglyceride (mmol/L)

 N

22,789

24,921

11,674

64,423

2900

417

 All-cause mortality

1.39 (1.35–1.44)

1.21 (1.17–1.24)

1.10 (1.07–1.13)

1.00

1.12 (1.06–1.17)

1.94 (1.66–2.25)

 Cardiovascular deatha

1.43 (1.37–1.49)

1.26 (1.21–1.31)

1.12 (1.08–1.16)

1.00

1.08 (1.01–1.15)

1.93 (1.56–2.40)

  1. CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, N number.
  2. aCox hazard ratio model with competing risk regression was used with other causes of death as competing risks.
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