Table 4. All-cause mortality hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals by frailty status and demographics.
Hazard ratio | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted | |||
Frailty Status1 (frail) | 2.36* | 1.74 | 3.20 |
Adjusted | |||
Frailty Status (frail) | 2.30* | 1.67 | 3.18 |
Poverty status (below) | 1.61 | 0.84 | 3.10 |
Sex (men) | 2.16* | 1.20 | 3.89 |
Race (African American) | 1.13 | 0.60 | 2.12 |
BMI classes2 | |||
Underweight | 1.38 | 0.73 | 2.61 |
Overweight | 0.50* | 0.35 | 0.72 |
Class 1 | 0.42* | 0.27 | 0.65 |
Class 2 | 0.71 | 0.49 | 1.04 |
HS graduate3 | 0.76* | 0.58 | 0.99 |
Poverty: Race | 0.95 | 0.41 | 2.19 |
Sex: Poverty | 0.39 | 0.14 | 1.07 |
Sex: Race | 0.64 | 0.28 | 1.46 |
Sex: Poverty: Race | 3.92* | 1.13 | 13.54 |
*p < .05
1Frail versus not or pre-frail
2Body mass index: Underweight BMI<18.5; Normal 18.5≤BMI<25 (reference group); Overweight 25≤BMI<30; Obesity class 1 30≤BMI<35; Obesity class 2 BMI≥35
3High-school graduate or obtained GED