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Table 3 Unadjusted hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) (in parentheses) of self-rated health and objective health status for all-cause mortality among home-dwelling 70-year-old people during the 5-, 10- and 27-year follow-up

From: Self-rated health and objective health status as predictors of all-cause mortality among older people: a prospective study with a 5-, 10-, and 27-year follow-up

 

5-year follow-up

10-year follow-up

27-year follow-up

Self-rated health (n = 1008)

n (%)

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

 Good

103 (10)

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Rather good

644 (64)

2.60 (0.95–7.13)

.064

1.79 (1.07–2.99)

.026

1.23 (0.99–1.53)

.067

 Poor

261 (26)

7.89 (2.88–21.61)

<.001

4.59 (2.73–7.70)

<.001

2.01 (1.58–2.56)

<.001

Objective health status (n = 962)

 Good

451 (47)

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Moderate

363 (38)

1.60 (1.05–2.45)

<.001

1.93 (1.48–2.52)

<.001

1.50 (1.30–1.74)

<.001

 Poor

148 (15)

3.98 (2.57–6.16)

.030

3.85 (2.86–5.18)

<.001

2.57 (2.12–3.12)

<.001