Table 3.

Disability odds ratios for mortality

	Time interval since disability measurement (years)	Model 1a		Model 2b
		ORc	95 % CId	ORe	95 % CId
Males	1	3.381***	(2.12; 5.38)	2.237***	(1.27; 3.95)
	2	2.038***	(1.55; 2.69)	1.789***	(1.27; 2.52)
	3	2.157***	(1.68; 2.76)	1.875***	(1.39; 2.54)
	4	2.114***	(1.69; 2.65)	1.424***	(1.09; 1.86)
	5	1.826***	(1.45; 2.3)	1.445***	(1.09; 1.91)
	6	1.296*	(1; 1.69)	1.04	(0.77; 1.4)
	7	1.557***	(1.22; 1.98)	1.304*	(0.98; 1.74)
	8	1.499***	(1.18; 1.9)	1.305*	(0.99; 1.72)
	9	1.571***	(1.24; 1.99)	1.375**	(1.04; 1.82)
	10	2.083***	(1.62; 2.67)	1.955***	(1.46; 2.62)
Females	Time-invariant effect	1.654***	(1.51; 1.81)	1.365***	(1.21; 1.54)

^* p < 0.1; ^** p  < 0.05; ^*** p  < 0.01

^aModel 1: model adjusted for age only

^bModel 2: fully adjusted model: adjusted for age, demographic and socioeconomic confounders, father’s occupation and long-lasting illness

^cTest for linear trend χ²(8) = 17.54, p value = 0.025

^dSE estimated from pooled logistic regression

^eTest for linear trend χ²(8) = 15.96, p value = 0.043