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Table 4 Cox proportional hazards model for mortality

From: Osteoporosis, diabetes, and hypertension are major risk factors for mortality in older adults: an intermediate report on a prospective survey of 1467 community-dwelling elderly healthy pensioners in Switzerland

Risk Factor

Hazard Ratio

p

95% CI

Hypertension

1.81

0.02

1.09–3.03

Type 2 diabetes

2.17

0.04

1.04–4.52

Osteoporosis

4.46

0.01

1.82–10.91

Age

1.10

0.01

1.04–1.17

Age*Age

1.003

0.04

1.001–1.006

Female Gender

0.48

0.01

0.28–0.81

  1. Age*Age: Age has a square function in the model. 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval
  2. Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, age, and female sex were important predictors in the model with death as the outcome variable
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BMC Geriatrics

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