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Table 4 Hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) (in parentheses) of laboratory index (LI) for mortality during the 18-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

242 (63)

1

   

 0.09–0.14c

326

213 (65)

1.14 (0.95–1.37)

0.169

1.17 (0.98–1.41)

0.091

 0.15–0.21d

211

160 (76)

1.51 (1.23–1.84)

< 0.001

1.47 (1.20–1.80)

< 0.001

 0.22–0.42e

190

152 (80)

1.80 (1.47–2.20)

< 0.001

1.72 (1.40–2.12)

< 0.001

  ≥ 0.43f

43

39 (81)

3.41 (2.43–4.79)

< 0.001

2.93 (2.07–4.16)

< 0.001

Total

1153

806 (70)

    
  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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