Skip to main content
. 2011 Apr 15;66A(6):695–704. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glr053

Table 3.

Race-Stratified Proportional Hazard Models of Self-Neglect Report Association With All-Cause Mortality

Black
White
Model A Model B Model C Model A Model B Model C
Hazard Ratio (95% confidence interval)
Sociodemographic
    Cohort 0.69 (0.59–0.81) 0.74 (0.62–0.88) 0.71 (0.61–0.85) 0.96 (0.76–1.21) 0.87 (0.77–0.99) 1.02 (0.79–1.29)
    Age, centered at 75 y 1.08 (1.07–1.09) 1.04 (1.03–1.05) 1.04 (1.03–1.05) 1.09 (1.08–1.10) 1.05 (1.04–1.06) 1.05 (1.04–1.06)
    Men 1.58 (1.43–1.75) 1.52 (1.36–1.70) 1.51 (1.35–1.69) 1.79 (1.58–2.03) 1.80 (1.57–2.07) 1.78 (1.55–2.05)
    Income 0.94 (0.91–0.96) 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.94 (0.91–0.96) 0.96 (0.94–0.99) 0.97 (0.94–0.99)
    Education, centered at 12 y 0.97 (0.95–0.99) 1.01 (0.99–1.03) 1.01 (0.99–1.03) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 1.02 (0.99–1.06)
    Age × Education 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 1.00 (0.99–1.00)
    Sex × Education 1.03 (1.00–1.05) 1.00 (0.98–1.03) 1.00 (0.98–1.03) 1.01 (0.97–1.04) 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 0.99 (0.96–1.03)
    Log time after report 0.69 (0.66–0.72) 0.69 (0.66–0.73) 0.69 (0.66–0.73) 0.72 (0.64–0.81) 0.71 (0.62–0.80) 0.70 (0.62–0.80)
Health-related variables
    Medical conditions 1.19 (1.14–1.25) 1.19 (1.14–1.24) 1.16 (1.09–1.23) 1.16 (1.09–1.23)
    Global cognition 0.71 (0.67–0.76) 0.72 (0.68–0.76) 0.76 (0.71–0.82) 0.77 (0.72–0.82)
    Physical performance 0.92 (0.91–0.93) 0.92 (0.91–0.94) 0.89 (0.88–0.91) 0.90 (0.89–0.92)
    BMI 0.97 (0.96–0.98) 0.97 (0.96–0.98) 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 0.98 (0.96–0.99)
    Smoking 1.20 (1.08–1.33) 1.19 (1.07–1.32) 1.41 (1.24–1.59) 1.40 (1.24–1.58)
    Alcohol 0.98 (0.87–1.09) 0.97 (0.86–1.09) 0.87 (0.77–0.99) 0.89 (0.78–1.01)
Psychosocial variables
    CESD 1.02 (0.99–1.04) 1.03 (0.99–1.07)
    Social network 0.99 (0.99–1.01) 1.00 (0.99–1.01)
    Social engagement 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.95 (0.91–0.99)
Self-neglect mortality risk
    3 mo 7.90 (7.12–8.77) 6.46 (5.75–7.26) 6.42 (5.71–7.23) 4.19 (3.29–5.33) 3.46 (2.67–4.46) 3.51 (2.72–4.53)
    6 mo 6.11 (5.53–6.75) 5.02 (4.49–5.62) 5.00 (4.47–5.59) 3.32 (2.70–4.09) 2.72 (2.17–3.39) 2.75 (2.19–3.44)
    1 y 4.72 (4.24–5.25) 3.91 (3.47–4.40) 3.89 (3.45–4.39) 2.64 (2.15–3.25) 2.13 (1.70–2.67) 2.16 (1.72–2.71)
    1.5 y 4.06 (3.62–4.55) 3.37 (2.96–3.83) 3.36 (2.96–3.82) 2.31 (1.85–2.88) 1.85 (1.46–2.36) 1.87 (1.47–2.39)
    2 y 3.65 (3.23–4.12) 3.04 (2.65–3.48) 3.03 (2.64–3.47) 2.10 (1.66–2.66) 1.68 (1.29–2.17) 1.69 (1.31–2.19)
    2.5 y 3.36 (2.96–3.82) 2.79 (2.43–3.23) 2.79 (2.42–3.22) 1.95 (1.52–2.51) 1.56 (1.18–2.04) 1.57 (1.19–2.06)
    3 y 3.14 (2.75–3.59) 2.62 (2.26–3.04) 2.61 (2.25–3.04) 1.84 (1.41–2.39) 1.46 (1.09–1.95) 1.47 (1.10–1.96)
    4 y 2.82 (2.45–3.25) 2.36 (2.01–2.77) 2.36 (2.01–2.77) 1.67 (1.25–2.23) 1.32 (0.96–1.81) 1.33 (0.97–1.82)
    5 y 2.59 (2.23–3.02) 2.18 (1.84–2.58) 2.17 (1.84–2.57) 1.55 (1.14–2.11) 1.22 (0.87–1.71) 1.23 (0.88–1.72)
    6 y 2.43 (2.08–2.84) 2.04 (1.71–2.43) 2.03 (1.71–2.43) 1.46 (1.05–2.02) 1.14 (0.80–1.63) 1.15 (0.81–1.64)
    7 y 2.29 (1.95–2.69) 1.93 (1.60–2.31) 1.92 (1.60–2.31) 1.39 (0.99–1.95) 1.08 (0.75–1.57) 1.09 (0.76–1.58)
    8 y 2.18 (1.85–2.58) 1.83 (1.52–2.21) 1.83 (1.52–2.21) 1.33 (0.93–1.89) 1.04 (0.71–1.52) 1.04 (0.71–1.53)

Note: Medical conditions, global cognition, physical performance, BMI, CESD, social network, and social engagement were run from lower levels to higher levels. BMI = body mass index; CESD = Center for the Epidemiological Study of Depression Scale.