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. 2011 May 12;66A(8):910–916. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glr082

Table 2.

Univariate Cox Proportional Hazard Ratios for the Effect of Each Predictor on Time to Surgical Overnight Hospital Admission

Predictors Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) p Value
Demographics
    Race (African American vs Caucasian) 0.633 (0.409–0.979) .0398
    Age 0.986 (0.954–1.019) .4088
    Gender (female vs male) 0.853 (0.558–1.306) .4652
    Married (yes vs no) 0.950 (0.621–1.454) .8133
    Residence (rural vs urban) 1.047 (0.684–1.602) .8323
Neuropsychological characteristics
    MMSE 1.121 (1.050–1.197) .0007
    Depressive symptoms 1.029 (0.942–1.125) .5236
    Anxiety 0.969 (0.922–1.018) .2119
    MCS 0.998 (0.976–1.020) .8445
Personal/family resources
    Education 1.065 (0.998–1.137) .0588
    Private insurance (yes vs no) 1.960 (1.256–3.058) .0030
Social support and social structure
    Social support score 0.963 (0.903–1.027) .2561
    Perceived discrimination 0.974 (0.788–1.205) .8104
Need
    PCS 0.981 (0.966–0.997) .0228
    ADL limitations 1.193 (1.030–1.382) .0188
    SPPB composite score 0.976 (0.914–1.041) .4619

Notes: ADL = activities of daily living; MCS = the SF-12 mental component scale; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; PCS = the SF-12 physical component scale; SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery.