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Table 2 Mortality by combined health information during the 10- and 18-year follow-ups (n = 1259)

From: Subjective and objective health predicting mortality and institutionalization: an 18-year population-based follow-up study among community-dwelling Finnish older adults

Follow-up period

Combined health information

 

Subjectively and objectively healthy (SO) (n = 150)

Subjectively healthya (S) (n = 270)

Objectively healthyb (O) (n = 160)

Unhealthyc (UH) (n = 679)

Total

10 years

Deceased

n (%)

23 (15)

65 (24)

36 (23)

342 (50)

466 (37)

Follow-up time, yearsd

9.6 (1.5)

9.0 (2.4)

9.2 (2.0)

7.3 (3.5)

8.2 (3.1)

Person-years

1441

2419

1471

4949

10,281

Mortality rate / 1000 person-years

16.0

26.9

24.5

69.1

45.3

18 years

Deceased

n (%)

85 (57)

162 (60)

88 (55)

542 (80)

877 (70)

Follow-up time, yearsd

15.0 (4.2)

13.6 (5.3)

14.3 (5.0)

10.0 (6.2)

11.9 (6.0)

Person-years

2255

3684

2281

6788

15,008

Mortality rate / 1000 person-years

37.7

44.0

38.6

79.9

58.4

  1. aSubjectively healthy and objectively unhealthy
  2. bSubjectively unhealthy and objectively healthy
  3. cSubjectively and objectively unhealthy
  4. dValues are mean (standard deviation)