Key finding
Mortality varies substantially by MI/CHD, stroke, HF, PAD and multimorbidity; no single generic CVD HR recommended
Evidence & causal status
Strong prognostic evidence; generic single HR heterogeneous
Prognostic/causal disease burden; exact estimate varies by disease
Caveats & limitations
Reliability / bias notes: Disease heterogeneity, treatment, severity, time since event
This describes a population-level association from published research. It is not a prediction about any one individual, and association is not the same as causation unless stated otherwise above.