. 2013 Dec 10;36(2):949–966. doi: 10.1007/s11357-013-9604-1

Table 7.

Association of survival predictors within sib-ships and within unrelated duos, estimated by odds ratios (OR) and β coefficients (*n.s. = p > 0.05)

Characteristic	Sib-ships^a					Unrelated duos^b
Characteristic	N pairs	OR	95 % CI		p	N pairs	OR	95 % CI		p
Five items ADL scale categories	552					511
Not disabled (ADL = 5)		1.56	1.30	1.88	<0.001		1.03	0.86	1.25	n.s.*
SMMSE categories	474					437
Unimpairment (24–30)		2.52	2.01	3.16	<0.001		1.48	1.19	1.84	0.001
Self-reported health	471					433
Excellent/good		1.07	1.04	1.11	<0.001		1.00	0.97	1.03	n.s.*
Hand grip (Kg)	477					439
≥Median value		2.98	2.00	4.43	<0.001		1.33	0.89	1.97	n.s.*
Body mass index (BMI, Kg/m²)	438					402
≥Median value		1.38	0.94	2.02	n.s.*		1.07	0.72	1.59	n.s.*
Haematochemical parameters	N pairs	β coeff.	95 % CI		p	N pairs	β coeff.	95 % CI		p
Haemoglobin (g/dl)	438	0.19	0.11	0.28	<0.001	390	−0.04	−0.14	0.05	n.s.*
Creatinine (mg/dl)	439	0.14	0.04	0.24	0.008	396	0.08	−0.03	0.18	n.s.*
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	430	0.17	0.09	0.26	<0.001	387	−0.04	−0.13	0.05	n.s.*

^aProband vs 2nd sibling

^bProband vs unrelated subject