A Cox-Based Risk Prediction Model for Early Detection of Cardiovascular Disease: Identification of Key Risk Factors for the Development of a 10-Year CVD Risk Prediction

Table 4

Regression coefficients and hazard ratios in risk model.

Predictors	Variables	coef	Hazard Ratio	lower .95	upper .95
AGE	log of age	2.083643	8.033686	6.4082	10.0716
SEX	sex	-0.469719	0.625178	0.5787	0.6754
BMI	log of bmi	0.608864	1.838342	1.4368	2.3521
HYPERTENSION	hyp	0.241461	1.273108	1.1342	1.429
BLOOD PRESSURE SYSTOLIC	log of bps	1.682571	5.37937	3.7938	7.6277
CIGARETTES PER DAY	cgrpd	0.009669	1.009716	1.0065	1.013
PULSE RATE	log of pr	-0.30209	0.739271	0.5879	0.9297
DIABETES	dia	1.087501	2.96685	2.3244	3.7869

Estimated regression coefficient.