Table 3.
Effect of clinical, sociodemographic and aging status on mortality: univariate Cox regression model.
| Variables | p | HR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Age | 0.001 | 1.085 | 1.054 | 1.118 |
| Sex* | 0.002 | 1.868 | 1.246 | 2.801 |
| Aging status** | 0.001 | 2.188 | 1.464 | 3.269 |
| Age of mother at death | 0.316 | 1.010 | 0.990 | 1.031 |
| Age of father at death | 0.546 | 0.994 | 0.973 | 1.014 |
| Leisure activities | 0.713 | 1.086 | 0.699 | 1.687 |
| MADRS | 0.422 | 1.013 | 0.981 | 1.047 |
| Education | 0.812 | 1.013 | 0.957 | 1.035 |
| Family income*** | 0.478 | 1.003 | 0.995 | 1.010 |
| Confidant (yes) | 0.726 | 1.091 | 0.672 | 1.770 |
*
Male sex is reference;
**
Normal agers are reference;
***
Family income was measured by number of minimum wages; MADRS: Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale.