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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Aging. 2016 Apr;38(3):374–398. doi: 10.1177/0164027515620239

Table 3.

Cox Regressions of All-Cause Mortality by Social Support Trajectories (H-EPESE, 1993–2010)

Full Sample
(n = 2,334)
Women
(n = 1,357)
Men
(n = 977)
Low Support Trajectory 1.70
(1.24, 2.31)
** 1.13
(0.82, 1.54)
1.40
(1.01, 1.93)
*
Moderate Support Trajectory 0.92
(0.71, 1.21)
0.95
(0.75, 1.19)
0.91
(0.72, 1.15)
Low Support Trajectory*Women 0.82
(0.71, 0.96)
* --- ---
Moderate Support Trajectory*Women 1.01
(0.89, 1.13)
--- ---
Age 1.08
(1.07, 1.09)
*** 1.08
(1.07, 1.09)
*** 1.08
(1.07, 1.10)
***
Women 0.69
(0.61, 0.78)
*** --- ---
Immigrant 0.82
(0.74, 0.91)
*** 0.80
(0.70, 0.92)
** 0.83
(0.71, 0.97)
*
Education (≥High School) 0.91
(0.76, 1.10)
0.99
(0.77, 1.28)
0.83
(0.64, 1.09)
Household Income (≤ $9,999) 0.90
(0.81, 1.03)
0.88
(0.76, 1.01)
0.95
(0.81, 1.12)
Social Disengagement 1.05
(0.99, 1.11)
1.05
(0.98, 1.13)
1.06
(0.98, 1.15)
Social Support (Baseline) 0.99
(0.91, 1.08)
0.98
(0.87, 1.11)
1.01
(0.90, 1.14)
Former Smoker 1.07
(0.95, 1.21)
0.98
(0.82, 1.16)
1.16
(0.98, 1.39)
Current Smoker 1.49
(1.28, 1.74)
*** 1.53
(1.22, 1.93)
*** 1.52
(1.22, 1.89)
***
Heavy Drinker 0.94
(0.81, 1.09)
0.93
(0.63, 1.38)
0.96
(0.81, 1.13)
Depression (CES-D) 1.01
(1.00, 1.02)
* 1.01
(1.00, 1.02)
** 1.00
(0.99, 1.01)
Cognitive Function (MMSE) 0.98
(0.96, 0.99)
** 0.97
(0.95, 0.99)
** 0.99
(0.97, 1.01)
Chronic Conditions 1.29
(1.22, 1.36)
*** 1.29
(1.19, 1.39)
*** 1.31
(1.21, 1.42)
***
Mobility (POMA) 0.96
(0.94, 0.97)
*** 0.95
(0.93, 0.97)
*** 0.97
(0.94, 0.99)
**

Notes: H-EPESE = Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly.

Shown are hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001.

The reference group for low and moderate social support is high social support.

CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic-Depression Scale.

MMSE = Mini-Mental State Exam.

POMA = Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment.