Table 3 Mortality outcomes by dietary copper intake (Quartiles) among participants during the follow-up period

All-Cause Mortality

 Number of deaths

773

675

638

548

 Model 1 h (95% CI) P

1

0.82(0.70,0.95) 0.01

0.65(0.57,0.73) < 0.0001

0.53(0.46,0.61) < 0.0001

< 0.0001

 Model 2 h (95% CI) P

1

0.86(0.74,1.00) 0.05

0.71(0.62,0.81) < 0.0001

0.68(0.59,0.79) < 0.0001

< 0.0001

 Model 3 h (95% CI) P

1

0.90(0.77,1.05) 0.19

0.77(0.67,0.88) < 0.001

0.76(0.65,0.89) < 0.001

< 0.0001

CVD Mortality

 Number of deaths

251

238

230

169

 Model 1 h (95% CI) P

1

0.84(0.66,1.06) 0.14

0.69(0.56,0.85) < 0.001

0.48(0.38,0.61) < 0.0001

0.004

 Model 2 h (95% CI) P

1

0.88(0.68,1.13) 0.31

0.75(0.59,0.95) 0.02

0.66(0.52,0.84) < 0.001

< 0.0001

 Model 3 h (95% CI) P

1

0.93(0.73,1.19) 0.57

0.81(0.64,1.03) 0.08

0.75(0.58,0.96) 0.02

0.013