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. 2007 Nov 30;12(2):93–104. doi: 10.2188/jea.12.93

Table 4. Multivariate relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for deaths from all causes by Cox proportional hazards model in the two cohorts: rural and urban.

Variable Rural Urban


RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI)
Age
1.09 (1.06, 1.13)* 1.09 (1.06, 1.12)*
Occupation
 Salaried worker 1.00 1.00
 Self-employed 1.28 (0.72, 2.27) 0.80 (0.55, 1.15)
 Agriculture and forestry 0.72 (0.37, 1.39) 1.93 (0.46, 8.05)
 No occupation 1.47 (0.54, 3.98) 0.94 (0.49, 1.80)
Education
 Junior college and college or higher 1.00 1.00
 Except above 4.39 (1.06, 18.21)* 1.07 (0.69, 1.64)
Marriage
 Married 1.00 1.00
 Except above 2.35 (1.22, 4.53)* 1.12 (0.64, 1.99)
Household
 Per each additional person 0.95 (0.82, 1.09) 0.87 (0.76, 1.00)
Relatives
 Often, sometimes 1.00 1.00
 A few, never 0.62 (0.35, 1.11) 0.97 (0.64, 1.46)
Friends
 Yes 1.00 1.00
 No 0.80 (0.47, 1.35) 0.73 (0.50, 1.05)
Participation
 Yes 1.00 1.00
 No 1.60 (0.95, 2.71) 1.61 (1.10, 2.37)*
Religion
 Yes 1.00 1.00
 No 1.10 (0.34, 3.60) 0.84 (0.44, 1.60)
Neighborhood
 Yes 1.00 1.00
 No 0.58 (0.35, 0.97)* 1.00 (0.69, 1.45)
Smoking habit
 Never 1.00 1.00
 Former 2.02 (0.97, 4.23) 0.77 (0.45, 1.32)
 Current 1.23 (0.63, 2.40) 1.15 (0.77, 1.72)
Alcohol consumption
 Never, light 1.00 1.00
 Heavy 1.51 (0.88, 2.60) 1.22 (0.82, 1.82)
Physical activity
 Often, sometimes 1.00 1.00
 Never 1.16 (0.67, 1.98) 1.14 (0.80, 1.64)
BMI, Body mass index
 18.5≦BMI<25.0 1.00 1.00
 BMI<18.5 1.87 (0.78, 4.48) 2.05 (1.21, 3.47)*
 25.0≦BMI 0.86 (0.45, 1.63) 0.76 (0.47, 1.23)
Chronic diseases
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.71 (1.05, 2.80)* 1.47 (1.03, 2.10)*
Depression
 Per each additional scaled score 1.07 (1.00, 1.15) 1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

* p<0.05