FIGURE 1. Top ten predictors of five-year age-specific mortality adjusted for sex, modeled separately by broad age groups.

Abbreviation: 5+ Meds. 5+ Medications; ADI, Activities of daily living, AUC Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; Bduc Education: Hcy, Homocyseinc; Heart dis, History of beart disease; Hosp Stays, Number of hospital stay; LADL, Instrumental activities of daily living; Mar Stat, Mental status; Mobility, Index of mobility limitations; SAH, Self-assessed health status.
NOTE: The gain in AUC to significant at the 0.01 or 0.001 level for all of the top ten predictors in each age group.