Table 3.
HRs and 95% CIs for Cox proportional hazard models predicting all-cause mortality.
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | wi | HR | 95% CI | wi | |
| Model 1: level of GS | 0.00 | 0.29 | ||||
| NGS | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| LGS | 2.04*** | 1.59-2.62 | 1.37** | 1.00-1.88 | ||
| Model 2: level of GS change | 0.00 | 0.30 | ||||
| NDGS | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| FDGS | 1.64*** | 1.29-2.08 | 1.36** | 1.01-1.83 | ||
| Model 3: GS level and its change | 1.00 | 0.41 | ||||
| NGS&NDGS | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| NGS&FDGS | 1.82*** | 1.37-2.41 | 1.38* | 0.98-1.94 | ||
| LGS&NDGS | 2.22*** | 1.67-2.94 | 1.40* | 0.99-1.99 | ||
| LGS&FDGS | 3.60*** | 2.29-5.67 | 2.10** | 1.14-3.87 | ||
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CIs, confidence intervals; FDGS, fastest decline in grip strength; GS, grip strength; HRs, hazard ratios; LGS, low grip strength, NDGS, normal decline in grip strength, NGS, normal grip strength; wi, Akaike weights. All models adjusted for age, height, BMI, smoking, regions, and chronic illness.
*
P ≤ .10; **P ≤ .05; ***P ≤ .01.