HR by Cox proportional hazards model for the male athletes
| Number of athletes | Person years | Number of deaths | Adjusted HR | |||
| HR | 95% CI | P for trend | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| <19 | 6 (3.3%) | 305.14 | 2 | 2.12 | 0.42 to 10.69 | 0.18 |
| 19–<21 | 40 (22.1%) | 1928.19 | 6 | 1.51 | 0.50 to 4.62 | |
| 21–<23 | 73 (40.3%) | 3557.72 | 8 | Ref | ||
| 23–<25 | 43 (23.8%) | 2057.08 | 10 | 2.49 | 0.94 to 6.58 | |
| ≥25 | 19 (10.5%) | 886.49 | 7 | 3.03 | 1.01 to 9.07 | |
| History of smoking, n (%) | ||||||
| Never | 93 (51.4%) | 4531.99 | 17 | Ref | 0.61 | |
| Occasionally | 27 (14.9%) | 1335.14 | 4 | 0.82 | 0.26 to 2.57 | |
| Every day | 61 (33.7%) | 2867.50 | 12 | 1.30 | 0.55 to 3.03 | |
| Handgrip strength, kg | ||||||
| Q1 (lowest quartile) | 46 (25.4%) | 2241.51 | 8 | Ref | 0.51 | |
| Q2 | 45 (24.9%) | 2196.29 | 6 | 0.66 | 0.20 to 2.19 | |
| Q3 | 47 (26.0%) | 2284.62 | 10 | 1.20 | 0.45 to 3.24 | |
| Q4 (highest quartile) | 43 (23.8%) | 2012.22 | 9 | 1.14 | 0.37 to 3.53 | |
In this analysis, age group at baseline (10–<20, 20–<25, ≥25 years), systolic blood pressure, history of drinking (never, occasionally, every day), BMI (<19, 19–<21, 21–<23, 23–<25, ≥25), history of smoking (never, occasionally, every day) and handgrip strength (Q1–Q4) were mutually adjusted.
BMI, body mass index.