Research Article

Low Diastolic Blood Pressure as a Risk for All-Cause Mortality in VA Patients

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of comorbidities on all-cause mortality.

VariableOdds ratio (95% CI)P value

DBP <70 mmHg1.34 (1.11–1.61)0.002
Pulse pressure1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.001
Coronary artery disease1.52 (1.26–1.84)<0.001
Chronic kidney disease2.88 (2.28–3.64)<0.001
Cerebrovascular disease1.63 (1.28–2.06)<0.001
Hypertension0.91 (0.75–1.10)0.328
Diabetes1.04 (0.86–1.25)0.688

DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CI: confidence interval.