Table 1.
Association Between Family Type and 6-Year Mortality
| 6-year mortality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model A | Model B | Model C | ||||
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-Value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-Value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-Value | |
| Age | 1.13 (1.11, 1.14) | <.001 | 1.11 (1.10, 1.13) | <.001 | 1.11 (1.10, 1.13) | <.001 |
| Female | 0.51 (0.41, 0.63) | <.001 | 0.44 (0.34, 0.55) | <.001 | 0.44 (0.34, 0.55) | <.001 |
| Education | 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) | .032 | 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) | .97 | 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) | .98 |
| Income | 1.01 (0.88, 1.15) | .94 | 1.00 (0.87, 1.15) | .97 | 1.00 (0.87, 1.15) | .95 |
| Acculturation | 0.98 (0.96, 1.01) | .27 | 0.97 (0.94, 1.01) | .10 | 0.97 (0.94, 1.01) | .10 |
| Medical comorbidities | 1.12 (1.04, 1.21) | .003 | 1.12 (1.04, 1.21) | .003 | ||
| ADL | 1.20 (1.12, 1.30) | <.001 | 1.20 (1.12, 1.30) | <.001 | ||
| Cognitive impairment | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) | .034 | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) | .037 | ||
| Social support | 1.00 (0.96, 1.03) | .80 | ||||
| Tight-knit (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Unobligated-ambivalent | 1.15 (0.91, 1.46) | .24 | 1.25 (0.98, 1.60) | .074 | 1.24 (0.97, 1.60) | .090 |
| Detached | 1.42 (1.02, 1.97) | .039 | 1.46 (1.03, 2.08) | .035 | 1.45 (1.02, 2.07) | .038 |
| Commanding-conflicted | 1.43 (0.91, 2.24) | .12 | 1.56 (0.97, 2.52) | .069 | 1.56 (0.97, 2.52) | .070 |
Notes: ADL = activities of daily living; CI = confidence interval. Tight-knit is the reference category in family type.