Table 5 Hazard ratio for death from other diseases according to comorbidity

Cardiovascular disease

 Absent

1.000

 Present

1.992

1.392–2.849

 < 0.001

Respiratory disease

 Absent

1.000

 Present

2.167

1.446–3.248

 < 0.001

Renal disease

 Absent

1.000

 Present

4.647

2.920–7.396

 < 0.001

Liver disease

 Absent

1.000

 Present

2.320

1.320–4.078

    0.003

Endocrine and collagen disease

 Absent

1.000

 Present

1.084

0.693–1.695

    0.720