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Table 4 Cox proportional hazards

From: Cognitive impairment is undetected in medical inpatients: a study of mortality and recognition amongst healthcare professionals

 

Bivariate models HR (95% CI)

p value

Multivariable model HR (95% CI)

p value

Age (years)

1.03 (0.99-1.06)

0.11

  

Male sex

1.50 (0.91-2.47)

0.11

1.75 (1.02-2.93)

0.03

Living alone

1.12 (0.63-1.98)

0.70

  

Home care

1.96 (1.10-3.47)

0.02

1.82 (1.05-3.14)

0.03

Intervention status (0 = control, 1 = interv.)

1.03 (0.62-1.69)

0.92

  

Education ≤ 8 years

1.03 (0.62-1.74)

0.90

  

Ischemic heart disease

1.07 (0.64-1.81)

0.79

  

Arrhythmia

1.21 (0.72-2.01)

0.47

  

Heart failure

1.98 (1.19-3.29)

0.01

  

Hypertension

0.96 (0.58-1.97)

0.87

  

COPD

1.18 (0.62-2.24)

0.62

  

Gastrointestinal disease

1.30 (0.71-2.40)

0.40

  

Stroke/TIA

0.96 (0.51-1.82)

0.91

  

Cancer, nonskin

1.44 (0.86-2.43)

0.17

  

Diabetes

1.04 (0.55-2.00)

0.90

  

Neurocognitive disorder

1.39 (0.60-3.23)

0.44

  

Drugs (total number)

1.05 (0.98-1.11)

0.15

  

Charlson index (points)

1.35 (1.16-1.58)

<0.001

1.31 (1.12-1.54)

0.001

Cognitive tests

    

1 abnormal vs 0

2.98 (1.33-6.65)

0.008

2.86 (1.28-6.39)

0.01

2 abnormal vs 0

3.29 (1.47-7.45)

0.004

3.39 (1.54-7.45)

0.002

  1. Cox proportional hazards. Bivariate models are adjusted for age and sex where applicable. All categorical variables are coded 0 = no, 1 = yes unless indicated otherwise.