Table 3 Hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) (in parentheses) of laboratory index (LI) for mortality during the 10-year follow-up

  ≤ 0.08^b

383

92 (24)

1

 0.09–0.14^c

326

119 (36)

1.61 (1.23–2.12)

< 0.001

1.69 (1.28–2.22)

< 0.001

 0.15–0.21^d

211

87 (41)

1.96 (1.46–2.63)

< 0.001

1.84 (1.37–2.48)

< 0.001

 0.22–0.42^e

190

93 (49)

2.46 (1.84–3.28)

< 0.001

2.20 (1.64–2.94)

< 0.001

  ≥ 0.43^f

43

31 (72)

5.56 (3.71–8.40)

< 0.001

3.75 (2.46–5.72)

< 0.001

Total

1153

422 (37)