The association of 25(OH)D level with all-cause mortality in subjects without chronic illness (first definition) in model 2, with further exclusion of the first 3 years of follow-up (n=5184)
| Number of subjects/death | Time at risk (PY) | Rate (1000 PY) | HR | 95% CI | |
| 25(OH)D level quartiles (nmol/L) | |||||
| First (<34.5) | 1280/199 | 18 674 | 10.7 | 1.34 | (1.09 to 1.66) |
| Second (34.5–45.1) | 1261/180 | 18 660 | 9.6 | 0.94 | (0.76 to 1.16) |
| Third (45.2–58.0) | 1310/211 | 19 388 | 10.9 | 1.11 | (0.91 to 1.36) |
| Fourth (≥58.1) | 1333/198 | 19 732 | 10.0 | 1.00 | |
| 25(OH)D level (nmol/L) | |||||
| <25.0 | 381/51 | 5607 | 9.1 | 1.29 | (0.95 to 1.76) |
| 25.0–49.9 | 2663/416 | 39 136 | 10.6 | 1.05 | (0.90 to 1.24) |
| 50.0–74.9 | 1778/266 | 26 372 | 10.1 | 1.00 | |
| ≥75.0 | 362/55 | 5339 | 10.3 | 1.04 | (0.77 to 1.40) |
Model 2 adjusted for season of blood draw, age, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, education and economic difficulties.
25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; PY, person-years.