Table 2 Association between any-cause mortality and comorbidity cluster

N = 83,577

N = 73,284

N = 83,283

N = 14,959

N = 63,281

N = 318,030

Deaths, n (%)

18,497 (22.2%)

17,943 (24.5%)

32,709 (39.3%)

4615 (30.9%)

8774 (13.9%)

82,538 (26%)

Person-months

3,666,146

2,270,448

3,246,368

545,985

2,334,907

12,063,855

Deaths per 1000 person-months (95% CI)

5.05 (4.97–5.12)

7.9 (7.8–8.02)

10.08 (9.96–10.18)

8.45 (8.21–8.70)

3.76 (3.68–3.84)

6.84 (6.80–6.89)

Model 1^a

N = 77,325

N = 68,414

N = 77,425

N = 13,850

N = 58,635

N = 295,649

Deaths, n (%)

17,291 (22.4%)

16,414 (24.7%)

30,510 (39.4%)

4325 (31.2%)

8251 (14.1%)

77,276 (26.1%)

Adjusted HR^a (95% CI)

1.00 (Ref)

1.87 (1.74–2.01)

1.24 (1.16–1.33)

1.46 (1.30–1.64)

1.18 (1.09–1.29)

Model 2^b

2707

3267

3265

247

2483

N = 12,091

Deaths, n (%)

510 (20.1%)

755 (24.6%)

1166 (38%)

98 (28.3%)

281 (12.1%)

3478 (28.8%)

Adjusted HR^b (95% CI)

1.00 (Ref)

1.60 (1.44, 1.79)

1.62 (1.47, 1.80)

1.60 (1.30, 1.96)

0.96 (0.84, 1.10)