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Table 4 Factors that affect the mortality of nursing professionals with diabetes

From: Comparing the mortality risks of nursing professionals with diabetes and general patients with diabetes: a nationwide matched cohort study

Variables

Unadj. HR

P-value

Adj. HR

95 % CI

P-value

Age

 

< 35 (reference)

      

35–44

2.28

0.313

1.79

0.35

9.18

0.487

45–54

3.60

0.098

2.76

0.58

13.13

0.202

55–64

6.93

0.018

3.31

0.63

17.36

0.157

65

48.29

<0.001

23.54

5.02

110.33

<0.001

Monthly salary (NT$)

 

17,280 (reference)

      

17,281 ~ 22,800

0.50

0.219

0.98

0.30

3.17

0.967

22,801 ~ 28,800

1.10

0.856

1.37

0.45

4.21

0.579

28,801 ~ 36,300

0.52

0.308

1.01

0.26

3.98

0.989

36,301 ~ 45,800

0.31

0.050

0.75

0.21

2.73

0.667

45,801 ~ 57,800

0.43

0.194

0.58

0.15

2.19

0.422

57,801

0.35

0.202

0.45

0.09

2.39

0.351

Urbanization of residence area

 

Level 1 (reference)

      

Other Level

0.79

0.476

1.14

0.56

2.33

0.724

Catastrophic illnesses

 

No (reference)

      

Yes

5.82

<0.001

6.90

2.92

16.29

<0.001

CCI

 

< 5 (reference)

      

5

4.61

0.011

1.29

0.37

4.55

0.688

DCSI

 

1 (reference)

      

2

2.70

0.021

2.20

0.91

5.27

0.078

3

4.79

<0.001

2.72

1.20

6.16

0.017

  1. Abbreviations: CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, DCSI Diabetes Complications Severity Index, PS propensity score
  2. It’s 30 New Taiwan Dollar (NT$) per US dollar
  3. Urbanization level of residence area (overall 7 levels; Level 1 was the most urbanized)
  4. The p values less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant