Table 4.

Hazard ratios of death in highest quartile of grip strength compared to lowest quartile, in subgroups

	Subgroup	N	Events	HR	95%CI
Age
	<75	1555	49	0.80	(0.33–1.96)
	>= 75	3355	630	0.49	(0.37–0.65)
Self-reported race
	Black	1624	125	0.59	(0.36–0.97)
	White	2473	506	0.46	(0.33–0.64)
Diabetes*
	Yes	950	173	0.56	(0.33–0.94)
	No	3960	508	0.49	(0.36–0.66)
History of CVD**
	Yes	988	220	0.5	(0.31–0.82)
	No	3922	459	0.52	(0.38–0.71)

^*Defined as self-report of diabetes or being on treatment for diabetes with insulin or pills before grip strength measurmenrts

^**History of CVD defined as myocardial infarction or stroke or TIA or revascularization before grip strength measurements