N = 500,769 | 7-year cumulative mortality | Unadjusted number of events = 14,348 | Adjusted* (missing values n = 12,045, 2.4%); number of events = 13,570 |
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 |  | Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) | |
No LTC N = 172,593 | 2408 (1.4%) | 1 | 1 |
1 LTC N = 163,705 | 4147 (2.5%) | 1.52 (1.45–1.60) | 1.46 (1.38–1.54) |
2 LTC N = 95,226 | 3555 (3.7%) | 1.98 (1.88–2.08) | 1.77 (1.68–1.87) |
3 LTC N = 43,120 | 2213 (5.1%) | 2.53 (2.39–2.68) | 2.14 (2.01–2.28) |
≥ 4 LTC N = 26,125 | 2025 (7.8%) | 3.72 (3.50–3.95) | 2.79 (2.61–2.98) |