Table 4.
Sex-adjusted univariate associations of Wave 1 health status variables with mortality.
| Variable | Odds ratio | 95% confidence intervals |
| History of any disease | 1.07 | 0.23–4.94 |
| Any medicine prescribed | 1.01 | 0.56–1.83 |
| History of heart disease | 1.80 | 1.07–3.03 |
| History of hypertension | 0.66 | 0.40–1.11 |
| History of diabetes | 1.70 | 0.61–4.74 |
| Height | 0.99 per cm | 0.94–1.04 |
| Weight | 0.97 per kg | 0.94–0.996 |
| Systolic BP | 1.0 per mmHg | 0.99–1.01 |
| Diastolic BP | 0.99 per mmHg | 0.97–1.01 |
| PEFR | 0.996 per l/min | 0.993–0.999 |
| FEV1 | 0.42 per l | 0.23–0.76 |
| FVC | 0.76 per l | 0.47–1.22 |
| Smoking habit | 0.96 ex-smoker | 0.56–1.63 |
| 6.12 current smoker | 2.27–16.5 | |
| Alcohol use | 1.0 per unit | 0.97–1.03 |
| HADS anxiety score | 1.12 per point | 1.02–1.22 |
| HADS depression score | 1.18 per point | 1.06–1.31 |