Table 3 HRs (95% CIs) for mortality according to glycated hemoglobin. Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

From: U-shaped association between HbA1c and all-cause mortality in CVD patients with diabetes

Categories

Model1

Model2

Model3

HR (95%CI)

P-value

HR (95%CI)

P-value

HR (95%CI)

P-value

All-cause mortality

      

Glycated hemoglobin

1.02 (0.94, 1.11)

0.592

1.07 (0.98, 1.17)

0.181

0.93 (0.80, 1.07)

0.294

Glycated hemoglobin group

      

< 6.2% (Q1)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

6.2%~ 6.8% (Q2)

0.59 (0.39, 0.89)

0.013

0.55 (0.36, 0.84)

0.005

0.49 (0.30, 0.80)

0.004

6.9%~7.6% (Q3)

0.67 (0.44, 1.02)

0.062

0.65 (0.43, 0.99)

0.045

0.64 (0.39, 1.03)

0.066

≥ 7.7% (Q4)

0.86 (0.60, 1.24)

0.420

0.98 (0.67, 1.44)

0.912

0.72 (0.44, 1.18)

0.189

P for tend

 

0.695

 

0.848

 

0.310

  1. Model 1: Non-adjusted.
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for age, gender, and race.
  3. Model 3: Adjusted for age, gender, race, ratio of family income to poverty group, education, marital status, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, albumin, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, total cholesterol, body mass index group, fasting glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, total bilirubin, total protein, triglycerides, uric acid, eGFR, white blood cell count, platelet count, emphysema, cancer, and high cholesterol level.