Table 2.
HRs (95% CI) for all-cause mortality according to HB concentrations in the older adults form Chinese longevity regions.
| HB concentrations, g/dL | Deaths/n | Model 1a | Model 2b | Model 3c | Model 4d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | ||
| <11.0 | 312/441 | 1.92 (1.58–2.33) | <0.001 | 1.37 (1.12–1.67) | 0.002 | 1.52 (1.24–1.86) | <0.001 | 1.37 (1.10–1.70) | 0.005 |
| 11.0–11.9 | 228/360 | 1.50 (1.22–1.84) | <0.001 | 1.22 (1.00–1.51) | 0.057 | 1.32 (1.07–1.62) | 0.011 | 1.25 (1.01–1.54) | 0.043 |
| 12.0–12.9 | 173/322 | 1.08 (0.87–1.35) | 0.473 | 0.99 (0.80–1.24) | 0.956 | 0.98 (0.79–1.22) | 0.856 | 0.98 (0.79–1.22) | 0.856 |
| 13.0–13.9 | 150/297 | 1.00 (reference) | – | 1.00 (reference) | – | 1.00 (reference) | – | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| ≥14.0 | 136/365 | 0.66 (0.53–0.84) | 0.001 | 0.82 (0.65–1.04) | 0.100 | 0.76 (0.60–0.96) | 0.019 | 0.76 (0.60–0.97) | 0.025 |
No adjustment.
Adjusted for age, sex, education time, marital status, residence, and economic status.
Additionally adjusted for smoking status, drinking status, tea drinking, food diversity score, regular exercise, restricted ADL, self-reported diagnosed hypertension, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, MMSE score, and depressive symptom score.
Additionally adjusted for BMI, CRP, eGFR, WBC count, MCV, platelet count, and TC.
HB, hemoglobin; ADL, activities of daily living; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; eGFR, Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate; WBC, white blood cell; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; TC, total cholesterol.