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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Apr 29;62(5):880–888. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12796

Table 2.

Age-Adjusted ORs of Selected Baseline Risk Factors by Survival Status at 85 Years.

Baseline Risk Factor Nonsurvival vs. Survival (n= 292 vs. 1000) Unhealthy vs. Healthy Survival (n=556 vs. 444)

OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Sociodemographic
Low Education (<12 y) 1.03 (0.79–1.34) 0.838 1.69 (1.29–2.20) <.001
Unmarried in late-life 2.11 (1.51–2.94) <.001 1.16 (0.80–1.68) 0.446
Anthropometric and physiologic
BMI <19 2.79 (1.59–4.87) <.001 0.64 (0.31–1.31) 0.219
BMI 19 to <25 1.00 (reference) -- 1.00 (reference) --
BMI ≥25 1.02 (0.76–1.36) 0.912 1.69 (1.26–2.28) <.001
High Waist/hip ratio (>0.99) 1.20 (0.83–1.73) 0.326 1.49 (1.01–2.21) 0.044
Lower FEV1 (<2.1) 1.67 (1.26–2.21) <.001 1.12 (0.85–1.48) 0.430
Slower walk speed (≤0.75 m/s)g 1.40 (1.07–1.83) 0.013 1.27 (0.97–1.66) 0.080
Lower Grip Strength (<33kg) 1.29 (0.99–1.70) 0.063 1.08 (0.83–1.42) 0.558
SBP <120 mmHg 1.68 (1.01–2.78) 0.044 1.02 (0.59–1.78) 0.944
SBP 120–160 mmHg 1.00 (reference) -- 1.00 (reference) --
SBP >160 mmHg 1.38 (1.02–1.85) 0.036 1.57 (1.16–2.13) 0.004
High Seated DBP (>90mmHg) 1.50 (1.08–2.08) 0.015 1.86 (1.29–2.69) 0.001
Hypertension 0.98 (0.73–1.32) 0.909 1.13 (0.84–1.51) 0.427
Intermediate CASI score (74–81.9) 1.39 (0.97–1.98) 0.070 2.75 (1.87–4.05) <.001
Low ABI (<0.9) 2.12 (1.30–3.45) 0.003 2.31 (1.26–4.25) 0.007
High CESD-11 score (≥9) 1.50 (0.93–2.44) 0.097 1.54 (0.90–2.63) 0.116
Fair or Poor self-rated health 1.54 (1.13–2.09) 0.007 1.41 (1.02–1.96) 0.038
Hematologic and biochemical
High Triglycerides (≥150mg/dl) 0.90 (0.68–1.18) 0.439 1.16 (0.89–1.53) 0.275
Low HDL Cholesterol (<40mg/dl) 1.06 (0.75–1.52) 0.730 1.37 (0.95–1.96) 0.092
High glucose (≥126mg/dl) 1.30 (0.79–2.13) 0.301 2.49 (1.38–4.46) 0.002
High insulin (≥ 20μU/ml) 1.34 (0.95–1.88) 0.094 1.54 (1.06–2.25) 0.023
High Fibrinogen (>351 mg/dl) 2.00 (1.43–2.80) <.001 2.09 (1.38–3.17) <.001
High WBC ( >6000 cells/m3) 1.69 (1.29–2.22) <.001 1.56 (1.18–2.05) 0.002
Hemoglobin <13 g/dl 2.25 (1.18–4.32) 0.014 0.85 (0.40–1.81) 0.680
Hemoglobin 13–15g/dl 1.00 (reference) -- 1.00 (reference) --
Hemoglobin >15g/dl 1.19 (0.89–1.58) 0.240 1.21 (0.92–1.59) 0.173
Health habits
Never smoker 1.00 (reference) -- 1.00 (reference) --
Past smoker 1.76 (1.29–2.39) <.001 1.03 (0.78–1.35) 0.835
Current smoker 3.75 (2.29–6.12) <.001 1.99 (1.06–3.75) 0.033
Never Alcohol use 0.80 (0.57–1.12) 0.191 1.10 (0.81–1.50) 0.545
Low Alcohol use (1–15 oz/mo) 1.00 (reference) -- 1.00 (reference) --
Higher Alcohol use (>15 oz/mo) 1.54 (1.10–2.15) 0.011 1.04 (0.73–1.47) 0.830
Physical Activity Index ≤30.4 1.42 (1.08–1.86) 0.012 0.98 (0.75–1.28) 0.876
Fewer blocks walked/day (<12) 1.45 (1.10–1.91) 0.008 1.25 (0.95–1.64) 0.106
g

Walk speed determined on timed 10-foot (3m) walk at usual pace.