Table 2 Incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in relation to self-rated health

N (= 4521)

904

1261

1184

772

400

–

Incident CVD (n = 830)

145

204

230

158

93

–

Incidence (per 1000 person-years)

8

8

10

10

12

–

Model 1^b

Reference

1.06 (0.85, 1.31)

1.38 (1.12, 1.70)

1.55 (1.23, 1.94)

2.00 (1.54, 2.60)

< 0.0001

Model 2^c

Reference

1.09 (0.88, 1.35)

1.32 (1.07, 1.63)

1.43 (1.14, 1.79)

1.70 (1.30, 2.21)

< 0.001

Model 3^d

Reference

1.13 (0.91, 1.40)

1.35 (1.10, 1.67)

1.41 (1.12, 1.77)

1.64 (1.25, 2.15)

< 0.0001

Incident mortality (n = 1445)

289

351

387

269

149

–

Incidence (per 1000 person-years)

15

13

15

16

18

–

Model 1^b

Reference

0.95 (0.81, 1.11)

1.17 (1.01, 1.36)

1.32 (1.12, 1.56)

1.65 (1.36, 2.02)

< 0.0001

Model 2^c

Reference

0.97 (0.83, 1.13)

1.15 (0.98, 1.34)

1.23 (1.04, 1.45)

1.36 (1.11, 1.67)

< 0.0001

Model 3^d

Reference

0.98 (0.84, 1.15)

1.12 (0.96, 1.31)

1.14 (0.96, 1.35)

1.20 (0.97, 1.47)

0.02