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Table 4 Cox proportional hazard ratios of mortality in the thyroid cancer survivors (n = 5677) by number of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease) at the end of the follow-up period, crude and adjusted for covariatesa

From: Long-term all-cause mortality and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in thyroid cancer survivors: an Israeli population-based study

Number of CV RF

Crude HR

(95%CI)

P value

Adjusted HR

(95%CI)

P value

1

1.27 (0.94–1.70)

0.12

0.97 (0.81–1.16)

0.72

2

2.89 (2.19–3.81)

< 0.001

1.23 (1.03–1.47)

0.02

3

4.86 (3.65–6.47)

< 0.001

1.66 (1.38–1.99)

< 0.001

4

6.73 (4.71–9.63)

<  0.001

2.59 (2.11–3.19)

<  0.001

  1. CV RF Cardiovascular risk factors, HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age and sex
  3. Bold indicates significant
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