Table 1 Cumulative survival rates according to baseline characteristics among 665 participants from the EMMA cohort during 4-year follow-up

Age strata

<0.001

  35-59

0.80 (0.74-0.86)

0.78 (0.70-0.86)

0.74 (0.66-0.82)

0.70 (0.60-0.79)

  60-79

0.68 (0.62-0.73)

0.60 (0.54-0.66)

0.57 (0.51-0.63)

0.55 (0.49-0.61)

  ≥ 80

0.38 (0.30-0.46)

0.30 (0.20-0.39)

0.24 (0.14-0.34)

0.15 (0.05-0.25)

Gender

0.48

  Male

0.66 (0.60-0.72)

0.60 (0.54-0.66)

0.57 (0.51-0.63)

0.54 (0.46-0.62)

  Female

0.63 (0.57-0.69)

0.56 (0.50-0.62)

0.51 (0.45-0.57)

0.47 (0.39-0.55)

Race/ethnicity*

  White

0.60 (0.54-0.66)

0.54 (0.48-0.59)

0.52 (0.46-0.58)

0.47 (0.41-0.53)

0.03

  Brown

0.71 (0.63-0.79)

0.64 (0.56-0.72)

0.59 (0.49-0.69)

0.57 (0.47-0.67)

  Black

0.86 (0.74-0.98)

0.79 (0.61-0.97)

0.49 (0.19-0.78)

0.49 (0.19-0.78)

Educational level

  Illiterate

0.49 (0.39-0.59)

0.41 (0.31-0.51)

0.36 (0.26-0.46)

0.26 (0.14-0.38)

<0.001

  1-7 years

0.65 (0.59-0.71)

0.58 (0.52-0.64)

0.57(0.51-0.63)

0.56 (0.48-0.64)

  ≥ 8 years

0.75 (0.69-0.81)

0.70 (0.62-0.78)

0.65 (0.57-0.73)

0.62 (0.52-0.72)

Marital status

  Married

0.69 (0.63-0.75)

0.63 (0.57-0.69)

0.62 (0.56-0.68)

0.58 (0.50-0.66)

<0.001

  Single

0.68 (0.56-0.79)

0.62 (0.48-0.76)

0.59 (0.45-0.72)

0.59 (0.45-0.72)

  Divorced

0.70 (0.54-0.86)

0.70 (0.54-0.86)

0.49 (0.22-0.76)

0.49 (0.22-0.76)

  Widowed

0.53 (0.45-0.61)

0.43(0.35-0.51)

0.39 (0.29-0.49)

0.34 (0.24-0.44)

High blood pressure

  Yes

0.64 (0.60-0.68)

0.56 (0.50-0.62)

0.52 (0.46-0.58)

0.48 (0.42-0.54)

0.55

  No

0.66 (0.63-0.71)

0.66 (0.55-0.67)

0.61 (0.51-0.63)

0.61 (0.60-0.72)

Diabetes

  Yes

0.59 (0.51-0.67)

0.50 (0.42-0.58)

0.48 (0.40-0.56)

0.46 (0.38-0.54)

0.04

  No

0.67 (0.63-0.71)

0.61 (0.55-0.67)

0.57 (0.51-0.63)

0.52 (0.60-0.72)

Stroke subtype

  Ischemic stroke

0.66 (0.62-0.70)

0.59 (0.55-0.63)

0.55 (0.49-0.61)

0.52 (0.46-0.58)

0.04

  Intracerebral hemorrhage

0.59 (0.49-0.69)

0.53 (0.43-0.63)

0.53(0.43-0.63)

0.44 (0.28-0.60)