Table 3.

Final Cox Proportional Hazards Model

	Adjusted HR*	95% CI	p Value	Adjusted HR†	95% CI	p Value
Use of diuretics	3.35	2.06–5.47	<.001	4.03	2.13–7.64	<.001
History of coronary heart disease (previous myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, or other ischemic heart disease)	2.41	1.36–4.24	.002	2.61	1.37–4.98	.004
Barthel Index ≤ 18/20 before fracture	2.65	1.37–5.12	.004	2.48	1.23–5.01	.011
Use of statins	0.22	0.08–0.64	.006	0.23	0.08–0.68	.008
Male sex	1.98	1.15–3.42	.014	1.53	1.27–4.24	.006
IQCODE‡ score	1.53	1.04–2.24	.029	1.44	0.95–2.20	.086
Heart rate > 100 beats per min at admittance	2.13	1.05–4.31	.035	2.47	1.18–5.14	.016
Body mass index ≤ 20	1.68	1.01–2.81	.048	1.94	1.13–3.34	.017

Notes: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.

^*Adjusted for variables included in the final model.

^†Adjusted for variables included in the final model and stratified by propensity score quintiles.

^‡The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly Short Form (17,18).