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. 2018 Jan 18;64(3):266–277. doi: 10.1159/000485797

Table 3.

Results of Laplace regression with multiple imputations among men in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES)

ELSA (men, n = 2,468) differences in 15th percentile of survival, days (95% CI)
JAGES (men, n = 6,294) differences in 15th percentile of survival, days (95% CI)
univariate multivariate univariate multivariate
Age (ref. = 65–69)
70–74 −949.6 (−1,495.8; −403.3) −818.6 (−1,207.6; −429.6) −829.3 (−1,115.5;–543.2) −686.2 (−906.4; −466.0)
75–79 −1,499.2 (−2,072.7;–925.8) −1,215.7 (−1,692.3;–739.2) −1,522.3 (−1,795.6;–1,249.0) −1,234.8 (−1,434.3;–1,035.2)
80–84 −1,952.6 (−2,482.1; −1,423.0) −1,736.6 (−2,156.2;–1,316.9) −2,080.2 (−2,424.9; −1,735.4) −1,851.9 (−2,098.7;–1,605.2)
85- −2,256.6 (−2,760.1; −1,753.0) −1,974.7 (−2,390.6; −1,558.8) −2,509.8 (−2,792.2; −2,227.5) −2,169.5 (−2,505.6; −1,833.4)

ADL (ref. = no ADL limitation)
Partially disabled −935.6 (−1,147.5;−723.7) −591.5 (−891.8; −291.1) −1,498.5 (−1,761.5;−1,235.5) −816.9 (−1,277.9; −356.0)

Comorbidity
Cancer −937.6 (−1,246.9; −628.3) −1,104.6 (−1,475.5;−733.7) −1,449.5 (−1,625.9;−1,273.0) −1,524.3 (−1,822.0;−1,226.5)
Heart disease −669.8 (−875.2; −464.5) −474.1 (−719.5; −228.7) −492.5 (−717.6; −267.4) −338.9 (−514.1;−163.7)
Stroke −548.0 (−752.0; −343.9) −451.8 (−756.2;−147.3) −445.1 (−766.1; −124.1) −241.0 (−644.3; 162.2)
Hypertension 92.6 (−126.4; 311.7) −13.4 (−266.0; 239.2) 143.5 (−47.2; 334.2) −20.8 (−173.9; 132.3)
Diabetes −304.0 (−711.2; 103.2) −225.7 (−560.0; 108.5) −508.7 (−774.3; −243.1) −671.0 (−840.8; −501.2)
Psychiatric disorders 241.5 (−219.7; 702.7) 227.0 (−290.4; 744.4) −501.4 (−1,270.6; 267.8) −669.2 (−1,273.9; −64.5)

Education (ref. = 15 years or under)
16–18 years 127.6 (752.5; 0.0) 160.8 (−139.2; 460.7) 441.8 (209.4; 674.2) −4.9 (−185.4; 175.6)
19 years or more 736.5 (158.3; 1,314.7) 458.6 (93.2; 824.1) 476.7 (230.2; 723.1) 172.7 (−43.5; 389.0)

Family-based social relationships (marital status, ref = married)
Divorced and widowed −729.2 (−913.3; −545.1) −237.0 (−509.3; 35.3) −841.9 (−1,097.9;−585.9) −190.9 (−383.5; 1.7)
Non-married −640.2 (−1,152.1;−128.4) −765.6 (−1,343.4;−187.7) 86.8 (−1,155.2; 1,328.8) −525.3 (−1,372.2; 321.6)

Friendships-based social relationships (social network, ref. = meet up with friend once or more a week)
Once or twice a month 130.8 (−206.9; 468.5) 133.0 (−213.0; 479.0) −76.3 (−287.4; 134.8) −60.2 (−239.3; 118.9)
Less than once a month 105.6 (−244.5; 455.7) 165.6 (−170.6; 501.9) −700.4 (−884.2; −516.5) −297.9 (−472.9; −122.9)

Physical activity (ref. = no sports club participation)
Yes 830.4 (94.7; 1,566.2) 285.1 (−314.1; 884.3) 839.5 (578.2; 1,100.8) 245.7 (43.0; 448.5)

Alcohol drinking (ref. = non)
Not every day 190.4 (−349.6; 730.4) −60.9 (−517.7; 396.0) 670.6 (444.8; 896.4) 386.6 (160.8; 612.4)
Every day 190.7 (−363.5; 745.0) 44.9 (−461.7; 551.6) 777.0 (611.4; 942.7) 330.2 (158.9; 501.6)

Smoking (ref. = current smoker)
Past smoker 350.1 (−4.3; 704.5) 592.9 (194.2; 991.6) 306.1 (79.3; 532.9) 433.6 (271.9; 595.4)
Never smoker 562.7 (135.9; 989.6) 830.5 (417.7; 1,243.3) 494.9 (224.1; 765.6) 579.1 (370.5; 787.7)

BMI (ref. = 22.5–24.9)
<18.5 −745.7 (−1,418.3; −73.2) −415.2 (−1,537.7; 707.2) −1,536.0 (−1,724.8;−1,347.1) −678.9 (−875.0; −482.7)
18.5–22.4 −252.0 (−704.0; 200.0) −292.8 (−889.9; 304.2) −623.5 (−821.1;−425.8) −297.3 (−487.1; −107.5)
≥25 137.7 (−226.2; 501.6) 78.8 (−189.6; 347.1) −70.9 (−296.1; 154.3) −120.5 (−329.6; 88.6)

ADL, activities of daily living; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval.