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 2.80 - 33.10

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 33.20 - 67.90

0.98 (0.64-1.51)

1.01 (0.64-1.58)

0.79 (0.50-1.24)

0.71 (0.42-1.19)

 68.10 - 159.00

0.91 (0.58-1.43)

0.85 (0.53-1.37)

0.81 (0.51-1.28)

0.64 (0.38-1.08)

 161.00 - 26000.00

0.86 (0.54-1.35)

0.80 (0.50-1.28)

0.71 (0.45-1.14)

0.56 (0.33-0.96)

 P trend

0.48

0.29

0.20

0.04

 0.28 - 12.00

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 12.10 - 23.60

1.06 (0.69-1.64)

1.12 (0.72-1.77)

1.12 (0.70-1.80)

1.28 (0.75-2.17)

 23.70 - 46.70

1.05 (0.67-1.65)

1.12 (0.70-1.79)

1.37 (0.86-2.21)

1.55 (0.90-2.64)

 46.80 - 3600.00

0.82 (0.51-1.33)

0.94 (0.57-1.56)

0.89 (0.54-1.48)

1.11 (0.63-1.97)

 P trend

0.45

0.81

0.78

0.64

 0.28 - 0.90

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 1.00 - 1.90

1.02 (0.66-1.57)

1.04 (0.66-1.64)

0.91 (0.57-1.44)

1.01 (0.60-1.69)

 2.00 - 3.90

0.86 (0.55-1.36)

0.94 (0.59-1.51)

0.94 (0.59-1.50)

1.11 (0.65-1.90)

 4.00 - 490.00

0.57 (0.36-0.91)

0.63 (0.39-1.03)

0.46 (0.28-0.75)

0.60 (0.34-1.05)

 P trend

0.02

0.07

0.004

0.10

 0.002 - 0.065

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 0.0652 - 0.132

1.01 (0.67-1.53)

1.06 (0.69-1.63)

1.19 (0.76-1.87)

1.25 (0.76-2.07)

 0.133 - 0.264

0.89 (0.57-1.39)

0.97 (0.61-1.53)

1.22 (0.77-1.94)

1.40 (0.84-2.36)

 0.265 - 18.255

0.84 (0.52-1.37)

0.93 (0.56-1.56)

0.92 (0.55-1.54)

1.13 (0.63-2.01)

 P trend

0.45

0.76

0.86

0.56

 0.14 - 1.00

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 1.10 - 2.10

1.13 (0.75-1.70)

1.18 (0.77-1.80)

1.26 (0.82-1.94)

1.38 (0.84-2.24)

 2.20 - 4.10

1.68 (1.08-2.62)

1.73 (1.08-2.76)

1.89 (1.19-3.00)

1.97 (1.17-3.31)

 4.20 - 212.00

1.99 (1.21-3.27)

2.27 (1.35-3.81)

1.93 (1.15-3.23)

2.30 (1.28-4.13)

 P trend

0.003

0.001

0.005

0.003

 0.28 - 0.40

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 0.50 - 0.80

0.92 (0.61-1.40)

0.96 (0.63-1.48)

0.97 (0.64-1.49)

0.97 (0.60-1.57)

 0.90 - 1.60

1.19 (0.76-1.85)

1.23 (0.77-1.96)

0.92 (0.57-1.46)

0.88 (0.52-1.50)

 1.70 - 91.70

1.03 (0.63-1.69)

1.21 (0.72-2.03)

0.70 (0.41-1.18)

0.86 (0.48-1.56)

 P trend

0.69

0.36

0.20

0.57

 0.002 - 0.0057

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 0.006 - 0.0123

0.81 (0.54-1.24)

0.87 (0.56-1.340

0.86 (0.55-1.34)

0.97 (0.59-1.61)

 0.0124 - 0.0247

1.36 (0.87-2.13)

1.44 (0.90-2.29)

1.53 (0.96-2.42)

1.61 (0.95-2.72)

 0.0248 - 1.339

1.73 (1.04-2.88)

1.99 (1.16-3.39)

1.49 (0.87-2.53)

1.88 (1.03-3.43)

 P trend

0.01

0.004

0.05

0.02

 0.40 - 5.90

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 6.00 - 12.00

1.08 (0.71-1.65)

1.21 (0.78-1.87)

2.19 (1.37-3.50)

2.58 (1.52-4.38)

 12.10 - 22.20

0.96 (0.61-1.49)

0.93 (0.59-1.47)

1.67 (1.02-2.74)

1.52 (0.88-2.64)

 22.30 - 3590.00

1.45 (0.89-2.37)

1.58 (0.94-2.66)

2.34 (1.37-4.01)

2.73 (1.48-5.04)

 P trend

0.21

0.18

0.01

0.01

 0.14 - 1.70

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 1.80 - 3.00

1.18 (0.77-1.81)

1.22 (0.77-1.91)

0.99 (0.62-1.58)

0.98 (0.58-1.67)

 3.10 - 5.40

1.40 (0.89-2.20)

1.52 (0.94-2.42)

1.72 (1.08-2.75)

1.86 (1.10-3.16)

 5.50 - 108.00

1.64 (0.98-2.74)

1.90 (1.10-3.27)

1.58 (0.93-2.68)

1.78 (0.97-3.28)

 P trend

0.05

0.02

0.03

0.02

 0.35 - 0.90

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 1.00 - 1.90

1.29 (0.84-1.96)

1.45 (0.94-2.26)

1.02 (0.65-1.59)

1.03 (0.62-1.71)

 2.00 - 4.10

1.45 (0.95-2.22)

1.60 (1.02-2.51)

1.32 (0.85-2.04)

1.46 (0.89-2.42)

 4.20 - 367.00

1.43 (0.90-2.27)

1.71 (1.04-2.80)

1.17 (0.73-1.90)

1.31 (0.75-2.27)

 P trend

0.09

0.02

0.36

0.20

 0.60 - 9.20

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 9.30 - 17.10

1.20 (0.79-1.83)

1.26 (0.81-1.95)

1.34 (0.85-2.15)

1.22 (0.72-2.05)

 17.20 - 33.00

1.67 (1.09-2.57)

1.80 (1.14-2.83)

2.20 (1.39-3.48)

1.96 (1.17-3.30)

 33.20 - 2830.00

2.10 (1.26-3.49)

2.33 (1.36-3.98)

2.97 (1.76-5.03)

2.93 (1.62-5.31)

 P trend

0.002

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 0.20 - 5.80

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 5.90 - 10.60

1.04 (0.68-1.59)

1.11 (0.71-1.72)

0.99 (0.62-1.58)

0.96 (0.57-1.62)

 10.70 - 20.40

1.72 (1.30-2.66)

1.84 (1.16-2.90)

2.05 (1.30-3.24)

1.89 (1.13-3.16)

 20.50 - 1610.00

1.80 (1.30-2.98)

2.01 (1.19-3.43)

2.19 (1.30-3.67)

2.40 (1.33-4.32)

 P trend

0.006

0.003

<0.001

0.001

 1.10 - 12.90

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 13.00 - 22.60

1.37 (0.91-2.08)

1.45 (0.94-2.23)

1.52 (0.96-2.41)

1.35 (0.80-2.27)

 22.70 - 41.50

1.96 (1.26-3.04)

1.98 (1.24-3.16)

2.85 (1.79-4.55)

2.48 (1.46-4.19)

 41.60 - 2460.00

2.27 (1.36-3.80)

2.57 (1.49-4.43)

3.15 (1.85-5.37)

3.50 (1.90-6.45)

 P trend

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 0.008 - 0.1007

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 0.1008 - 0.1827

1.43 (0.95-2.17)

1.58 (1.03-2.44)

1.28 (0.81-2.03)

1.27 (0.76-2.13)

 0.1828 - 0.341

2.22 (1.42-3.47)

2.31 (1.44-3.69)

2.69 (1.69-4.29)

2.33 (1.38-3.94)

 0.343 - 24.419

2.27 (1.35-3.82)

2.72 (1.57-4.72)

2.75 (1.61-4.67)

3.29 (1.80-6.03)

 P trend

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 0.14 - 2.10

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 2.20 - 3.60

1.78 (1.18-2.67)

2.00 (1.30-3.08)

1.56 (1.00-2.43)

1.50 (0.91-2.49)

 3.70 - 6.50

2.10 (1.32-3.34)

2.06 (1.27-3.34)

2.66 (1.66-4.27)

2.38 (1.40-4.05)

 6.60 - 239.00

2.79 (1.70-4.57)

2.93 (1.74-4.92)

2.66 (1.59-4.46)

2.55 (1.42-4.58)

 P trend

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.001

 0.14 - 1.50

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 1.60 - 2.60

1.43 (0.95-2.16)

1.52 (0.99-2.34)

1.63 (1.04-2.56)

1.63 (0.98-2.72)

 2.70 - 4.70

1.34 (0.86-2.11)

1.47 (0.92-2.37)

2.12 (1.33-3.39)

2.37 (1.39-4.04)

 4.80 - 91.60

2.00 (1.24-3.22)

2.18 (1.32-3.59)

2.35 (1.42-3.89)

2.64 (1.49-4.67)

 P trend

0.006

0.003

0.001

0.001