 mortality                                                                                               Crude HR                                                               Reference             0.00 (0.00--00.00)   0.00 (0.00--00.00)    Age, gender adjusted HR                                                Reference             0.00 (0.00--00.00)   00.00 (0.00--00.00)    Multivariable adjusted HR[a](#tfn0-cia-00-0000){ref-type="table-fn"}   Reference             0.00 (0.00--00.00)   00.00 (0.00--000.00)  **Notes:** Data are presented as HR (00% CI).  Model was further adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, current smokers, previous CVD, treatment group, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, uric acid, diastolic BP and eGFR.  **Abbreviations:** BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rat; HR, hazard ratio; MMSE, mini-mental state examination.