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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2016 Mar 26;72(4):646–655. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbv093

Table 3. Mortality rates and (un-adjusted) hazard ratio over 5 years (N=2149).

Actuarial approach Kaplan-Meier approach

Baseline characteristics Deaths over 5 years Mortality rate per 1000 person-years (95% C.I) Unadjusted HR (95%C.I) Mortality rate per 1000 person-years (95% C.I) Unadjusted HR (95%C.I)
Overall 357 46.6 (42.0-51.7) n.a. 49.7 (44.8-55.1) n.a.

Demographics
Age group
65-69 80 32.1 (25.8-40.0) Reference 35.7 (28.7-44.5) Reference
70-74 68 36.6 (28.9-46.4) 1.1 (0.7-1.5) 38.6 (30.4-47.0) 1.0 (0.7-1.4)
75-79 50 45.6 (34.6-60.2) 1.3 (0.8-2.2) 47.8 (36.2-63.0) 1.2 (0.7-2.1)
80+ 159 71.9 (61.4-83.9) 1.9 (1.3-2.7)* 74.4 (63.7-86.9) 1.8 (1.3-2.7)*
Gender
Male 173 48.0 (41.4-55.8) Reference 50.6 (43.6-58.8) Reference
Female 184 45.4 (39.3-52.4) 1.0 (0.7-1.4) 48.9 (42.3-56.5) 1.1 (0.8-1.5)
Site
Urban 106 56.4 (46.6-68.2) Reference 60.4 (49.9-73.0) Reference
Semi-urban 138 43.0 (36.4-50.9) 0.7 (0.5-1.0) 45.5 (38.5-53.8) 0.7 (0.5-1.0)
Rural 113 43.9 (36.5-52.8) 0.6 (0.4-1.0) 47.1 (39.2-56.7) 0.6 (0.4-0.9)
Education
≥13 34 60.0 (42.9-84.0) Reference 62.8 (44.9-87.0) Reference
7-12 47 48.9 (36.8-65.1) 0.9 (0.6-1.6) 51.6 (38.8-68.7) 0.9 (0.5-1.5)
1-6 93 49.3 (40.3-60.5) 1.1 (0.6-1.8) 52.3 (42.7-64.1) 1.0 (0.6-1.7)
0 183 43.1 (37.3-49.8) 0.9 (0.5-1.4) 46.3 (40.0-53.5) 0.9 (0.5-1.4)
Occupational attainment
Semi-Skilled/higher level 40 49.6 (36.4-67.7) Reference 52.2 (38.3-71.1) Reference
Elementary 135 46.8 (39.5-55.4) 1.0 (0.6-1.7) 49.3 (41.6-58.3) 1.0 (0.6-1.7)
Trade 145 44.2 (37.6-52.1) 1.0 (0.6-1.4) 47.2 (40.1-55.6) 1.0 (0.7-1.4)
Number of household possessions (wealth)
>10 40 47.4 (34.7-64.6) Reference 49.0 (35.9-66.7) Reference
6-10 77 42.5 (34.0-53.2) 0.9 (0.6-1.3) 45.2 (36.1-56.5) 0.9 (0.6-1.3)
3-5 110 39.4 (32.7-47.5) 0.6 (0.5-0.8) 42.2 (35.0-50.8) 0.7 (0.5-0.8)
<3 130 58.9 (49.6-69.9) 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 63.3 (53.3-75.2) 1.2 (0.8-1.7)
Living condition
Floor type
Hard 298 49.2 (44.0-55.2) Reference 51.8 (46.2-58.0) Reference
Earthen (clay) 48 39.8 (30.0-52.9) 0.8 (0.5-1.2) 43.2 (32.6-57.4) 0.8 (0.5-1.3)
Source of water supply
Protected (Piped/tubed) 241 44.7 (39.4-50.7) Reference 47.2 (41.6-53.6) Reference
Unprotected (river/stream/ rain) 107 56.9 (47.1-68.7) 1.3 (0.9-1.8) 60.1 (49.7-72.6) 1.3 (0.9-1.8)
Energy source for cooking
Electricity 38 65.9 (47.9-90.5) Reference 69.2 (50.4-95.1) Reference
Paraffin/Kerosine 121 51.6 (43.2-61.8) 0.8 (0.6-1.2) 54.6 (45.7-65.3) 0.8 (0.6-1.3)
Wood/Charcoal 188 43.2 (37.5-49.9) 0.6 (0.4-0.9) 45.7 (39.6-52.7) 0.6 (0.4-0.9)
Source of energy for light
Electricity 152 46.4 (39.6-54.4) Reference 49.1 (41.9-57.6) Reference
Fossil (Paraffin/Kerosine/wood) 194 48.5 (42.2-55.9) 1.0 (0.8-1.3) 51.3 (44.5-59.0) 1.0 (0.8-1.3)