Table 5.

Mortality risk in the LOS, from Cox proportional hazard models.

Variable	Individual models* HR (95% CI)	Full multivariate model† HR (95% CI)
Childhood-Onset SLE	3.5 (1.5-8.0)	3.1 (1.3-7.3)
Male	2.2 (1.2-4.0)	1.6 (0.8-3.0)
Education	2.1 (1.2-3.4)	1.9 (1.1-3.2)
Insurance
Employer-based	ref
Medicare	2.0 (1.1-3.5)
Medicaid	4.5 (2.1-9.5)
Below Poverty	2.4 (1.4-4.3)
End Stage Renal Disease	2.0 (1.2-3.4)	2.1 (1.1-4.0)
Cardiovascular Disease	1.9 (1.2-3.1)	1.6 (0.8-3.1)
SLE activity	1.06 (0.9-1.1)

^*Individual models adjusted for baseline age and disease duration.

^†Full multivariate model includes for baseline age and disease duration, in addition to the variables shown.