| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | P for trend | Per 1-unit increment | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 23,997 | 24,000 | 24,001 | 23,998 | Â | Â | Â |
HF cases | 497 | 576 | 729 | 924 | Â | Â | Â |
Persons | 23,997 | 24,000 | 24,001 | 23,998 | Â | Â | Â |
Person-years | 297,098 | 295,908 | 294,857 | 292,552 | Â | Â | Â |
HF incidence 1 | 1.67(1.53–1.83) | 1.95(1.79–2.11) | 2.47(2.30–2.66) | 3.16(2.96–3.37) |  |  |  |
Model 1 2 | 1 | 1.16(1.03–1.31) | 1.48(1.32–1.66) | 1.90(1.70–2.11) | < 0.001 | 1.44(1.37–1.51) | < 0.001 |
Model 2 3 | 1 | 1.12(1.00-1.27) | 1.41(1.26–1.58) | 1.90(1.70–2.12) | < 0.001 | 1.47(1.40–1.55) | < 0.001 |
Model 3 4 | 1 | 1.00(0.88–1.12) | 1.12(1.00-1.26) | 1.23(1.09–1.39) | < 0.001 | 1.17(1.10–1.24) | < 0.001 |
Sensitivity analysis | |||||||
Sensitivity analysis 1 5 | 1 | 1.00(0.88–1.13) | 1.14(1.01–1.28) | 1.23(1.10–1.41) | < 0.001 | 1.18(1.10–1.25) | < 0.001 |
Sensitivity analysis 2 6 | 1 | 0.97(0.84–1.11) | 1.11(0.98–1.27) | 1.17(1.02–1.34) | 0.006 | 1.13(1.06–1.22) | < 0.001 |
Competing risk regression 7 | 1 | 1.01(0.90–1.14) | 1.14(1.02–1.29) | 1.25(1.10–1.41) | < 0.001 | 1.18(1.10–1.25) | < 0.001 |