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

Table 3.

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

Predictors Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) p Value
Demographics
    Race (African American vs Caucasian) 0.742 (0.594–0.927) .0085
    Age 1.029 (1.013–1.045) .0004
    Gender (female vs male) 0.952 (0.763–1.187) .6614
    Married (yes vs no) 0.856 (0.686–1.068) .1686
    Residence (rural vs urban) 0.991 (0.794–1.236) .9341
Neuropsychological characteristics
    MMSE 1.005 (0.981–1.029) .6898
    Depressive symptoms 1.089 (1.042–1.138) .0002
    Anxiety 0.956 (0.931–0.981) .0007
    MCS 0.982 (0.971–0.992) .0007
Personal/family resources
    Education 1.000 (0.967–1.034) 1.0000
    Private insurance (yes vs no) 1.168 (0.936–1.457) .1689
Social support and social structure
    Social support score 1.044 (1.003–1.087) .0371
    Perceived discrimination 0.876 (0.779–0.985) .0267
Need
    PCS 0.970 (0.962–0.978) <.0001
    ADL limitations 1.194 (1.104–1.291) <.0001
    SPPB composite score 0.919 (0.890–0.949) <.0001

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.