Table 2 Hazards ratios (95% CIs) for the occurrence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (Univariate model).

From: Development and validation of a risk prediction model for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a nationwide population-based cohort study

  

N

Event

Duration

Rate

Univariate model

P-value

Age

20–39

852,684

233

8,772,934.9

0.03

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

40–64

1,543,324

3,033

15,764,115.73

0.19

7.25 (6.34–8.28)

 

65≤

359,965

3,248

3,337,159.96

0.97

37.285(32.64–42.58)

 

Sex

Male

1,503,768

4,422

15,111,342.75

0.29

1.791(1.7–1.88)

< 0.001

Female

1,252,205

2,092

12,762,867.84

0.16

1 (Ref.)

 

Income level (1st quartile)

No

2,218,790

5,208

22,459,933.36

0.23

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

Yes

537,183

1,306

5,414,277.23

0.24

1.042 (0.98–1.10)

 

Obesity (BMI > 25)

Yes

1,856,668

3,932

18,758,964.92

0.21

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

No

899,305

2,582

9,115,245.68

0.28

1.351 (1.28–1.41)

 

Smoking

Never

1,643,983

3,105

16,686,049.9

0.19

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

Former

394,698

1,326

3,967,496.03

0.33

1.801 (1.68–1.92)

 

Current

717,292

2,083

7,220,664.67

0.29

1.555 (1.47–1.64)

 

Drinking

No

1,425,085

4,005

14,356,278.92

0.28

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

Yes

1,330,888

2,509

13,517,931.67

0.19

0.665 (0.63–0.69)

 

Exercise

No

2,260,868

5,141

22,855,563.58

0.22

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

Yes

495,105

1,373

5,018,647.02

0.27

1.216 (1.14–1.29)

 

Diabetes mellitus (3 levels)

Normal

1,887,289

3,898

19,209,840.47

0.20

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

Impaired fasting glucose

629,631

1,803

6,347,986.4

0.28

1.402 (1.32–1.48)

 

Diabetes mellitus

239,053

813

2,316,383.73

0.35

1.741 (1.61–1.87)

 

Hypertension (3 levels)

Normal

952,127

1,015

9,744,813.14

0.10

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

 

Pre-hypertension

1,102,818

1,875

11,215,353.96

0.17

1.607 (1.48–1.73)

 
 

Hypertension

701,028

3,624

6,914,043.5

0.52

5.056 (4.71–5.42)

 

Total cholesterol

< 200

1,483,193

2,556

15,011,409.06

0.17

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

 

200–239

794,015

1,828

8,056,784.65

0.23

1.332 (1.25–1.41)

 
 

240≤

478,765

2,130

4,806,016.88

0.44

2.604 (2.45–2.75)

 

Chronic kidney disease

No

2,564,951

5,516

26,006,659.17

0.21

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

 

Yes

191,022

998

1,867,551.43

0.53

2.529 (2.36–2.70)

 

Cardiocerebrovascular disease

No

2,704,125

6,024

27,392,872.21

0.22

1 (Ref.)

< 0.001

 

Yes

51,848

490

481,338.38

1.02

4.681 (4.26–5.13)

 
  1. Note: Rate: incidence rate per 1 000 person-years.