Table 4 The results of multiple-adjusted GEE models in men and women

Groups

  Control

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0.87^a(0.74–1.01)

0.06^†

1.04 (0.86–1.26)

0.69

0.75 (0.58–0.98)

0.03

0.92 (0.81–1.05)

0.21

1.06 (0.90–1.25)

0.47

0.77 (0.60–1.00)

0.05

Education level

 Illiterate or primary

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1.01 (0.84–1.21)

0.92

0.89 (0.72–1.09)

0.24

1.20 (0.81–1.79)

0.37

0.91 (0.79–1.06)

0.24

0.92 (0.60–1.39)

0.69

0.73 (0.34–1.57)

0.42

 Higher

0.91 (0.72–1.13)

0.38

0.84 (0.65–1.08)

0.18

1.38 (0.85–2.26)

0.20

0.75 (0.60–0.95)

0.02

0.83 (0.67–1.02)

0.08

1.17 (0.35–3.90)

0.80

Marital status

 Married

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0.79 (0.66–0.95)

0.01

0.59 (0.21–1.66)

0.31

0.57 (0.49–0.66)

 < 0.01

1.04 (0.51–2.11)

0.91

 Divorced or widowed

0.92 (0.33–2.60)

0.88

1.39 (0.41–4.68)

0.60

1.33 (0.44–4.03)

0.62

1.13 (0.72–1.78)

0.58

0.82 (0.63–1.06)

0.13

0.77 (0.59–1.00)

0.05

Occupation status

 Unemployed

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 Employed

1.37 (1.09–1.71)

 < 0.01

0.97 (0.76–1.26)

0.85

1.08 (0.81–1.43)

0.59

1.32 (1.07–1.63)

0.01

0.90 (0.65–1.25)

0.54

0.20 (0.03–1.35)

0.10

Current smoking

 No

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 Yes

0.74 (0.63–0.88)

 < 0.01

0.62 (0.51–0.76)

 < 0.01

0.58 (0.41–0.83)

 < 0.01

0.54 (0.37–0.79)

 < 0.01

0.54 (0.38–0.76)

 < 0.01

0.66 (0.26–1.65)

0.37

Physical activity

 Low or moderate

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 High

0.77 (0.64–0.91)

 < 0.01

0.92 (0.74–1.15)

0.47

0.99 (0.73–1.33)

0.93

1.07 (0.93–1.23)

0.38

1.00 (0.84–1.20)

0.98

1.35 (0.99–1.83)

0.06

CKD

 No

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 Yes

0.69 (0.38–1.25)

0.22

1.03 (0.77–1.38)

0.83

0.84 (0.64–1.09)

0.19

1.01 (0.74-1.37)

0.95

1.01 (0.85–1.21)

0.88

1.00 (0.77–1.31)

0.98

Obesity

 No

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 Yes

0.99 (0.78–1.25)

0.92

1.15 (0.90–1.48)

0.27

1.20 (0.83–1.73)

0.33

0.85 (0.71–1.00)

0.05

0.91 (0.77–1.07)

0.24

1.11 (0.86–1.45)

0.42

Hypertension

 No

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 Yes

1.03 (0.76–1.38)

0.87

1.15 (0.92–1.45)

0.23

0.83 (0.63–1.10)

0.20

0.93 (0.70–1.23)

0.61

0.84 (0.71–1.01)

0.05

1.03 (0.79–1.34)

0.85

Diabetes

 No

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 Yes

1.11 (0.69–1.78)

0.68

0.77 (0.59–1.01)

0.05

0.91 (0.66–1.25)

0.56

1.23 (0.82–1.85)

0.32

0.92 (0.75–1.14)

0.50

0.83 (0.63–1.08)

0.16

CVD history

 No

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 Yes

0.60 (0.24–1.49)

0.27

0.83 (0.55–1.26)

0.39

0.73 (0.51–1.05)

0.09

1.18 (0.47–2.95)

0.73

0.75 (0.52–1.08)

0.12

0.94 (0.65–1.36)

0.73

Cancer history

 No

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1.24 (0.48–3.15)

0.66

0.36 (0.08–1.64)

0.19

0.43 (0.20–0.93)

0.03

4.26 (0.67–26.98)

0.12