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

Table 2.

Family Typology and Six-Year Mortality: Medical Comorbidities, Physical Impairment, and Cognitive Impairment as Moderators

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 1.11 (1.10, 1.13) <.001 1.11 (1.10, 1.13) <.001 1.11 (1.10, 1.13) <.001
Female 0.44 (0.34, 0.55) <.001 0.44 (0.34, 0.56) <.001 0.44 (0.35, 0.56) <.001
Education 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) .97 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) .95 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) .61
Income 1.01 (0.88, 1.15) .94 1.00 (0.87, 1.15) .99 1.01 (0.88, 1.15) .61
Acculturation 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) .097 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) .097 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) .090
Medical comorbidities 1.11 (0.98, 1.25) .087 1.12 (1.04, 1.20) .004 1.12 (1.04, 1.20) .004
ADL 1.20 (1.12, 1.30) <.001 1.14 (1.02, 1.27) .027 1.20 (1.11, 1.29) <.001
Cognitive impairment 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) .039 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) .037 1.03 (0.99, 1.06) .11
Social support 1.00 (0.96, 1.03) .79 0.99 (0.96, 1.03) .76 0.99 (0.96, 1.03) .75
Tight-knit (reference) 1 1 1
Unobligated-ambivalent 1.23 (0.95, 1.60) .11 1.19 (0.92, 1.55) .19 1.24 (0.95, 1.63) .11
Detached 1.45 (1.01, 2.08) .041 1.42 (0.99, 2.04) .056 1.55 (1.08, 2.23) .018
Commanding-conflicted 1.52 (0.91, 2.54) .11 1.25 (0.72, 2.14) .43 1.08 (0.57, 2.03) .81
Tight-knit × medical comorbidities (reference) 1
Unobligated-ambivalent × medical comorbidities 1.02 (0.86, 1.19) .86
Detached × medical comorbidities 0.98 (0.76, 1.26) .87
Commanding-conflicted × medical comorbidities 1.05 (0.75, 1.46) .78
Tight-knit × ADL (reference) 1
Unobligated-ambivalent × ADL 1.07 (0.94, 1.23) .29
Detached × ADL 1.01 (0.81, 1.26) .90
Commanding-conflicted × ADL 1.29 (1.07, 1.56) .009
Tight-knit × cognitive impairment (reference) 1
Unobligated-ambivalent × cognitive impairment 1.00 (0.96, 1.04) .97
Detached × cognitive impairment 0.96 (0.91, 1.02) .19
Commanding-conflicted × cognitive impairment 1.07 (1.01, 1.14) .029

Notes: ADL = activities of daily living; CI = confidence interval. Tight-knit is the reference category in family type.