Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted hazards ratios for all-cause mortality by socioeconomic status measure based on Cox proportional hazards models.
Unadjusted | Model 1a | Model 2b | ||||||||||
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SES Measure | HR | 95% CI | p | AIC | HR | 95% CI | p | AIC | HR | 95% CI | p | AIC |
Low Incomec | 3.2 | 0.8–13.5 | 0.11 | 358.7 | 3.1 | 0.7–13.1 | 0.12 | 359.9 | 3.0 | 0.7–13.2 | 0.14 | 326.8 |
< College Graduatec | 3.0 | 1.2–7.8 | 0.02 | 355.7 | 3.0 | 1.2–7.8 | 0.02 | 356.8 | 2.1 | 0.8–5.6 | 0.12 | 326.9 |
Non-Professionalc | 1.6 | 0.8–3.2 | 0.22 | 360.7 | 1.6 | 0.8–3.3 | 0.21 | 361.7 | 1.7 | 0.8–3.5 | 0.19 | 327.9 |
Model 1: Adjusted for sex and diabetes duration.
Model 2: Adjusted for Model 1 variables and HbA1c, non-HDL cholesterol, hypertension status, and prevalent microalbuminuria.
Reference groups: Low Income (vs. Highest Income); <College Graduate (vs. College Graduate); Non-professional (vs. Professional).
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; AIC, Akaike’s Information Criterion