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. 2022 Aug 11;78(1):136–142. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac106

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.