Predictors of seven year mortality in older adults—Cox proportional hazards model with hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals
| Variable | HR (95% CI) | Variable | HR (95% CI) |
| Self assessed health | Living arrangements | ||
| Global health status | With spouse | 1.00 | |
| Excellent | 1.00 | With non-/relative | 1.23 (1.08, 1.40) |
| Very good | 1.03 (0.89, 1.20) | Living alone | 1.14 (1.00, 1.30) |
| Good | 1.12 (0.96, 1.32) | Functioning | |
| Fair/poor | 1.27 (1.06, 1.51) | Lower body limitation | |
| Taking care of health | None | 1.00 | |
| Excellent | 1.00 | 1–2 | 1.32 (1.17, 1.48) |
| Very good | 1.19 (1.04, 1.36) | 3–5 | 1.43 (1.22, 1.68) |
| Good | 1.26 (1.11, 1.44) | Disability level | |
| Fair/poor | 1.04 (0.86, 1.25) | None | 1.00 |
| Worry over health | IADLs only | 1.06 (0.92, 1.22) | |
| Not at all | 1.00 | 1-2 ADLs | 1.25 (0.99, 1.57) |
| Hardly any | 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) | 3-5 ADLs | 1.48 (1.05, 2.10) |
| Some | 0.92 (0.81, 1.06) | Disease/conditions | |
| Great deal | 0.88 (0.73, 1.05) | Ever had: | |
| Control over health | Hypertension | ||
| A great deal | 1.00 | No | 1.00 |
| Some control | 0.98 (0.88, 1.10) | Yes | 1.14 (1.04, 1.24) |
| None/very little | 1.05 (0.92, 1.21) | Stroke | |
| Physical activity | No | 1.00 | |
| A lot more active | 1.00 | Yes | 1.38 (1.17, 1.62) |
| More active | 1.02 (0.89, 1.18) | Cancer | |
| About as active | 1.18 (1.05, 1.33) | No | 1.00 |
| Less active | 1.48 (1.22, 1.80) | Yes | 1.40 (1.23, 1.59) |
| Getting exercise | In past 12 months: | ||
| As much as needed | 1.00 | Arthritis | |
| Less than needed | 1.04 (0.94, 1.14) | No | 1.00 |
| Trouble remembering | Yes | 0.80 (0.73, 0.88) | |
| Never | 1.00 | Diabetes | |
| Rarely | 0.93 (0.80, 1.07) | No | 1.00 |
| Sometimes/frequently | 0.86 (0.76, 0.96) | Yes | 1.38 (1.22, 1.56) |
| Getting confused | Amount of social activity * | ||
| Never | 1.00 | 0–1 | 1.00 |
| Rarely | 1.11 (1.00, 1.23) | 2–4 | 0.89 (0.71, 1.11) |
| Sometimes/frequently | 0.97 (0.85, 1.10) | 5–6 | 0.70 (0.55, 0.89) |
| Sociodemographics | Use of services | ||
| Age in 1984 | Hospital days | ||
| 70–74 | 1.00 | None | 1.00 |
| 75–79 | 1.37 (1.22, 1.55) | 1–9 | 1.12 (0.98, 1.28) |
| 80–84 | 1.96 (1.71, 2.24) | 10+ | 1.37 (1.16, 1.62) |
| 85+ | 2.91 (2.47, 3.43) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 0.52 (0.47, 0.58) | ||
Race, education, poverty index, use of community services, doctor visits have been controlled. *Total number of activities in the past two weeks among the following: (1) get together with friends or neighbours; (2) talk on telephone with friends or neighbours; (3) get together with relatives; (4) talk with relatives on telephone; (5) go to church or temple; and (6) go to movies, sports events, etc.