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Table 2 Predicting death using physical functioning trajectory group memberships, odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals

From: Prediction of physical functioning and general health status trajectories on mortality among persons with cognitive impairment

 

Model 1

Model 2

Group membership (Ref. “High start, moderate decrease”)

 High-medium start, moderate decrease edecrease

5.04**

4.40**

(1.98, 12.82)

(1.69, 11.44)

 Medium start, moderate decrease

8.73***

6.59***

(3.49, 21.87)

(2.56, 16.98)

 Medium low start, early fast decrease

28.88***

19.62***

(10.90, 76.50)

(7.14, 53.94)

 Medium low start, moderate decrease

14.84***

10.81***

(5.91, 37.25)

(4.16, 28.09)

 Low start, stable

21.48***

16.03***

(8.47, 54.50)

(6.05, 42.46)

Female

 

0.70*

 

(0.53, 0.93)

Age

 

1.23

 

(0.91, 1.65)

Age squared

 

1.00

 

(1.00, 1.00)

Race/Ethnicity (Ref. White)

 Black

 

0.64**

 

(0.47, 0.87)

 Other

 

0.71

 

(0.37, 1.37)

 Hispanic

 

0.52**

 

(0.32, 0.84)

Educational attainment (Ref. < High school)

 High school

 

1.02

 

(0.74, 1.40)

 > High school

 

1.21

 

(0.89, 1.64)

# of siblings (Ref. 0)

 1–3

 

0.99

 

(0.76, 1.31)

 4 + 

 

0.88

 

(0.61, 1.27)

# of children (Ref. 0)

 1–3

 

1.02

 

(0.64, 1.63)

 4 + 

 

0.87

 

(0.54, 1.40)

 Medicare

 

0.95

 

(0.73, 1.23)

 Medicaid

 

0.97

 

(0.70, 1.33)

 Tricare

 

1.35

 

(0.77, 2.35)

Comorbidity (Ref. 0)

 1–3

 

1.09

 

(0.68, 1.74)

 4 + 

 

1.34

 

(0.81, 2.20)

Marital status (Ref. Never married)

 Married/live with a partner

 

1.28

 

(0.64, 2.56)

 Separated, divorced, widowed

 

1.14

 

(0.59, 2.21)

 Smoke regularly

 

1.33*

 

(1.01, 1.75)

 MCI

 

0.64**

 

(0.50, 0.83)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. ***p < 0.001
  4. N = 1,641