| Covariates | No. of Cases | No. of Deaths | LOCF Cox Model | p-value | Joint Model |
| Relative Risk (95% CI) | Relative Risk (95% CR) | ||||
| Age (10y) | 1112 | 630 | 1.44 (1.35-1.53) | <0.001 | 1.45 (1.36, 1.55) |
| Sex |
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| Men | 560 | 312 | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
| Women | 552 | 318 | 0.96 (0.81, 1.13) | 0.60 | 0.97 (0.82, 1.16) |
| Race |
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| White | 542 | 350 | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
| Black | 482 | 243 | 0.81 (0.68, 0.96) | 0.01 | 0.79 (0.67, 0.94) |
| Other | 88 | 37 | 0.52 (0.37, 0.74) | <0.001 | 0.49 (0.34, 0.69) |
| Smoking |
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| Nonsmoker | 645 | 337 | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
| Former | 307 | 197 | 1.17 (0.98, 1.41) | 0.09 | 1.20 (0.99, 1.44) |
| Current | 160 | 96 | 1.52 (1.19, 1.94) | <0.001 | 1.53 (1.21, 1.95) |
| Diabetes |
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| No | 716 | 363 | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
| Yes | 396 | 267 | 1.66 (1.40, 1.97) | <0.001 | 1.69 (1.43, 2.00) |
| Undernourished |
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| No | 958 | 517 | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
| Yes | 154 | 113 | 1.39 (1.12, 1.72) | 0.003 | 1.35 (1.08, 1.66) |
| BMI (per-5 kg/m2 decrement) | 1112 | 630 | 1.08 (1.00, 1.17) | 0.07 | 1.08 (1.00, 1.17) |
| Cholesterol (per 20 mg/dL) | 1112 | 630 | 0.97 (0.93, 1.00) | 0.08 | 0.96 (0.93, 1.00) |
| Systolic blood pressure (per 10 mm/Hg) | 1112 | 630 | 0.98 (0.95, 1.02) | 0.38 | 0.98 (0.95, 1.02) |
| Serum albumin(t) (1-g/dL decrement) | 1112 | 630 | 2.48 (2.00, 3.07) | <0.001 | 4.54 (3.03, 5.55) |