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Figures & data
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study participants (N = 2575).
Figure 1. Separate and combined associations of systolic blood pressure and frequency of sauna bathing with risk of all-cause mortality using a systolic blood pressure cutoff of ≥140 mmHg. CI, confidence interval; FSB, frequency of sauna bathing; HR, hazard ratio; ref, reference; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Model 1: Adjusted for age. Model 2: Model 1 plus body mass index, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, smoking status, history of type 2 diabetes, history of coronary heart disease, use of antihypertensive medication, alcohol consumption, physical activity, socioeconomic status, and high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Model 3: Model 2 plus FSB for SBP or SBP for FSB.
Figure 2. Separate associations of systolic blood pressure and frequency of sauna bathing with risk of all-cause mortality stratified by relevant characteristics. (A) SBP and all-cause mortality (B) FSB and all-cause mortality. CI, confidence interval; FSB, frequency of sauna bathing; HR, hazard ratio; ref, reference; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Analyses were adjusted for age, body mass index, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, smoking status, history of type 2 diabetes, history of coronary heart disease, use of antihypertensive medication, alcohol consumption, physical activity, socioeconomic status, and high sensitivity C-reactive protein.
Table 2. Separate and joint associations of systolic blood pressure and frequency of sauna bathing with risk of all-cause mortality using a systolic blood pressure cutoff of 130 mmHg.