Table 2 Hazard ratio for all-cause mortality among patients with newly diagnosed hypertension

Age

 20 ~ 49

1.00

1.00

 50 ~ 59

1.88

(1.65–2.15)

2.35

(2.06–2.68)

 60 ~ 69

4.41

(3.93–4.96)

4.85

(4.31–5.46)

 ≥70

15.49

(13.87–17.30)

12.60

(11.26–14.11)

Sex

 Male

1.10

(1.05–1.15)

1.56

(1.49–1.63)

 Female

1.00

1.00

Health insurance type

 National health insurance

1.00

1.00

 Medical aid

1.58

(1.40–1.79)

0.80

(0.70–0.91)

Income, N (%)

 Low (≤20th percentile)

1.27

(1.19–1.35)

1.25

(1.17–1.34)

 Middle (21st–80th percentile)

0.95

(0.90–1.00)

1.16

(1.10–1.22)

 High (≥81st percentile)

1.00

1.00

Carstairs index, N (%)

 Disadvantaged neighborhood (below median)

1.03

(0.95–1.10)

1.08

(1.02–1.15)

 Advantaged neighborhood (above median)

1.00

1.00

Residential area

 Metropolitan

1.00

1.00

 Urban

1.11

(1.06–1.17)

1.04

(0.98–1.11)

 Rural

1.47

(1.38–1.57)

1.14

(1.05–1.24)

Charlson comorbidity index^a

 0–1

1.00

1.00

 2

1.46

(1.37–1.55)

1.25

(1.18–1.34)

 3

2.15

(2.01–2.30)

1.67

(1.56–1.79)

 ≥4

4.41

(4.17–4.66)

2.69

(2.54–2.85)

Number of risk factors

 None

1.00

1.00

 with diabetes or dyslipidemia

0.57

(0.54–0.60)

0.63

(0.60–0.66)

 with diabetes and dyslipidemia

0.26

(0.23–0.29)

0.36

(0.33–0.40)

 Disability

 Normal

1.00

1.00

 Mild disability

1.47

(1.36–1.59)

1.11

(1.03–1.21)

 Severe disability

3.00

(2.77–3.27)

1.44

(1.33–1.57)

Health screening during follow-up period

 1

1.00

1.00

 2

0.31

(0.29–0.34)

0.39

(0.36–0.42)

 ≥3

0.11

(0.10–0.12)

0.17

(0.16–0.19)