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Table 3 Hazard ratio of mortality by the LACE index in older adults by age group

From: Prediction value of the LACE index to identify older adults at high risk for all-cause mortality in South Korea: a nationwide population-based study

 

all-cause mortality

LACE score

65–74

≥75

Overall

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.50 (1.39–1.63)

1.30 (1.15–1.48)

Pneumonia

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.69 (1.27–2.26)

1.83 (1.23–2.70)

Fracture

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.74 (1.30–2.31)

1.15 (0.81–1.62)

Cancer

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.14 (1.02–1.27)

1.16 (0.95–1.43)

MACE

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.72 (1.50–1.98)

1.36 (1.10–1.69)

CRF

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.22 (0.77–1.92)

1.03 (0.52–2.05)

Diabetes

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.66 (1.27–2.15)

1.21 (0.76–1.92)

DM and complications of DM

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

1.65 (1.28–2.14)

1.20 (0.76–1.90)

Mental illnesses

 < 10

Reference

Reference

 ≥10

0.61 (0.30–1.27)

0.61 (0.22–1.71)

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