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. 2018 Aug;213(2):471–476. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.86

Table 1.

Characteristics of study sample and predictors of mortality (N = 3374)

Characteristic N (%) Hazard ratio (95% CI); P valuea Hazard ratio (95% CI); P valueb
Gender
Male 1329 (39) Ref Ref
Female 2045 (61) 0.72 (0.63–0.82); P < 0.0001 0.62 (0.54–0.72) P < 0.0001
Ethnicity
White British 1841 (55) Ref Ref
White other 852 (25) 0.84 (0.72–0.98); P = 0.026 0.80 (0.69–0.94); P = 0.007
Asian 183 (5) 0.47 (0.32–0.69); P < 0.0001 0.50 (0.34–0.73); P < 0.0001
Black 344 (10) 0.97 (0.78–1.21); P = 0.803 0.91 (0.73–1.14); P = 0.424
Mixed and other 154 (5) 0.59 (0.40–0.97); P= 0.008 0.63 (0.43–0.94); P= 0.022
Marital status
Married 1101 (33) Ref Ref
Divorced 407 (12) 0.95 (0.76–1.19); P = 0.638 1.21 (0.96–1.52); P= 0.107
Widowed 1239 (37) 1.01 (0.871.18); P = 0.856 1.02 (0.86–1.21); P= 0.825
Single 627 (19) 1.12 (0.93–1.35); P= 0.233 1.25 (1.03–1.50); P = 0.022
Age at diagnosis, years
<65 98 (3) Ref Ref
66–75 558 (17) 1.78 (0.96–3.32); P= 0.069 2.06 (1.10–3.86); P= 0.024
76–85 1549 (46) 2.65 (1.45–4.82); P= 0.001 3.07 (1.68–5.63); P < 0.0001
>85 1169 (35) 4.50 (2.47–8.19); P < 0.0001 5.47 (3.00–10.03); P < 0.0001
IMD tertiles
Least deprived (1.9–26.6) 1156 (34) Ref Ref
Middle (26.7–36.4) 1107 (33) 1.07 (0.91–1.25); P= 0.401 1.13 (0.96–1.33); P= 0.139
Most deprived (36.5–87.8) 1111 (33) 1.17 (1.00–1.36); P= 0.054 1.23 (1.05–1.44); P= 0.012
MMSE tertiles
Least impaired (24–30) 958 (28) Ref Ref
Moderate (18–23) 1157 (34) 1.41 (1.19–1.66); P < 0.0001 1.43 (1.21–1.69); P < 0.0001
Most impaired (0–17) 1259 (37) 1.75 (1.49–2.05); P < 0.0001 1.92 (1.62–2.26); P < 0.0001
Depression
No 3127 (93) Ref Ref
Yes 247 (7) 0.82 (0.63–1.08); P= 0.154 0.94 (0.71–1.24); P= 0.645
Antidepressant use
No 2321 (69) Ref Ref
Yes 1053 (31) 1.01 (0.88–1.17); P= 0.838 1.15 (0.99–1.33); P= 0.059

IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; Ref, reference value.

a.

Univariable models.

b.

Multivariable model mutually adjusted for all other variables in the table.