Table 3 Sensitivity analyses.

Excluding participants with myocardial infarction (N = 3697)

 Model

1.078(1.024,1.134)

0.004

1.095(1.047,1.145)

< 0.0001

 ln (PIV) ≤ 6.72

0.948(0.855,1.052)

0.318

0.961(0.878,1.051)

0.382

 ln (PIV) > 6.72

1.071(1.060,1.196)

0.020

1.138(1.034,1.252)

0.008

Excluding participants with cerebrovascular disease (N = 3710)

 Model

1.056(1.004,1.110)

0.035

1.071(1.024,1.120)

0.003

 ln (PIV) ≤ 6.72

0.878(0.795,0.969)

0.010

0.889(0.815,0.970)

0.008

 ln (PIV) > 6.72

1.103(1.008,1.232)

0.041

1.158(1.052,1.275)

0.003

Exclude all individuals with LOS ICU less than 2 days (N = 4335)

 Model

1.058(1.009,1.108)

0.019

1.077(1.033,1.123)

< 0.0001

 ln (PIV) ≤ 6.72

0.921(0.838,1.012)

0.086

0.930(0.857,1.010)

0.084

 ln (PIV) > 6.72

1.092(1.006,1.210)

0.019

1.144(1.046,1.250)

0.003