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. 2013 Feb 18;69(2):168–173. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbt005

Table 2.

Model Estimates of the Effects of Self-Perceptions of Aging (SPA) Intercept and Slope Predicting Mortality

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
SPA intercept 1.21*** (1.13,1.31) 1.18*** (1.09, 1.28) 1.13* (1.04, 1.24) 1.12* (1.02, 1.23)
SPA slope 1.17* (1.02, 1.33) 1.15 (0.99, 1.33) 1.12 (0.96, 1.30) 1.11 (0.96, 1.30)
Age 1.04*** (1.03, 1.05) 1.04*** (1.03, 1.05) 1.04*** (1.03, 1.05)
Female 0.82** (0.73, 0.93) 0.80** (0.71, 0.91) 0.80** (0.71, 0.91)
≥ 15 years education 0.84* (0.75, 0.95) 0.87 (0.77, 0.98) 0.86* (0.76, 0.98)
Partnered 1.09 (0.96, 1.25) 1.08 (0.95, 1.23) 1.09 (0.95, 1.24)
Number of medical conditions 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) 1.00 (0.97, 1.03)
Number of ADLs 1.04 (0.98, 1.11) 1.04 (0.98, 1.11)
Self-rated health 0.91* (0.85, 0.97) 0.91* (0.86, 0.98)
Cognitive functioning 1.00 (0.99, 1.01)
Psychological functioning 1.01 (0.99, 1.02)
    AIC 23,634 23,587 23,584 23,587
    BIC 23,698 23,672 23,685 23,699

Notes. ADLs = activities of daily living; AIC = Akaike’s information criteria; BIC = Bayesian information criteria; CIs = confidence intervals; HR = hazard ratio.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.