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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Nov 27;21(5):621–626.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.016

Appendix 2.

Association Between Weakness and Time to Mortality for 1:1 Matching Using the Not-Weak Cohort as the Reference.

Hazard Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Weakness (Ref: Not-Weak) 1.40 1.19, 1.64
 White Race (Ref: Not-White) 1.77 1.03, 3.05
 Black Race (Ref: Not-Black) 1.76 0.98, 3.17
 Male (Ref: Not-Male) 1.65 1.38, 1.96
 Age 0.93 0.89, 0.96
 Body Mass Index 0.98 0.96, 0.99
 Current Smoker (Ref: Non-Smoker) 1.56 1.13, 2.16
 Previous Smoker (Ref: Non-Smoker) 1.32 1.11, 1.58
 Cognitive Impairment (Ref: No Impairment) 1.72 1.25, 2.35
 Stroke (Ref: No Stroke) 1.07 0.84, 1.36
 Chronic Lung Disease (Ref: No Lung Disease) 1.18 0.96, 1.45
 Heart Condition (Ref: No Heart Condition) 1.05 0.88, 1.25
 Cancer (Ref: No Cancer) 1.01 0.83, 1.24
 Diabetes (Ref: No Diabetes) 1.28 1.05, 1.56
 ADL Disability (Ref: No ADL Disability) 1.50 1.26, 1.79
 Arthritis (Ref: No Arthritis) 0.74 0.60, 0.91
 Emotional or Psychiatric Diagnosis (Ref: No Diagnosis) 1.20 0.97, 1.49
 Hospitalization (Ref: No Hospitalization) 1.54 1.29, 1.82
 Nursing Home Stay (Ref: No Nursing Home) 1.08 0.78, 1.49
 Self-Rated Health (Ref: Excellent)
  Very Good 0.98 0.59, 1.64
  Good 1.27 0.77, 2.08
  Fair 1.62 0.98, 2.66
  Poor 2.24 1.32, 3.77

Note: ADL=Activities of Daily Living, Ref=Reference.