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Table 3 Hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) (in parentheses) of laboratory index (LI) for mortality during the 10-year follow-up

From: A practical laboratory index to predict institutionalization and mortality – an 18-year population-based follow-up study

  Total n Deceased n
(%) 		Unadjusted HR (95% CI) P-value Adjusteda HR (95% CI) P-value
LI
  ≤ 0.08b 383 92 (24) 1    
 0.09–0.14c 326 119 (36) 1.61 (1.23–2.12) < 0.001 1.69 (1.28–2.22) < 0.001
 0.15–0.21d 211 87 (41) 1.96 (1.46–2.63) < 0.001 1.84 (1.37–2.48) < 0.001
 0.22–0.42e 190 93 (49) 2.46 (1.84–3.28) < 0.001 2.20 (1.64–2.94) < 0.001
  ≥ 0.43f 43 31 (72) 5.56 (3.71–8.40) < 0.001 3.75 (2.46–5.72) < 0.001
Total 1153 422 (37)     
  1. aValues are adjusted for age and gender
  2. The number of laboratory tests outside reference ranges by categories of LI:
  3. b0–0.08 ≤ 1
  4. c0.09–0.14 = 2
  5. d0.15–0.21 = 3
  6. e0.22–0.42 = 4–5
  7. f0.43– ≥ 6
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