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Table 4 Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI) for mortality by diabetes and different levels of functioning, after stratifying for other chronic conditions

From: The excess mortality risk of diabetes associated with functional decline in older adults: Results from a 7-year follow-up of a nationwide cohort in Taiwan

 

No diabetes

Diabetes

 

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

High functioning

No other conditions

Reference

 

1.33 (0.64-2.78)

0.444

One or more other conditions

1.20 (0.83-1.72)

0.328

1.84 (0.97-3.48)

0.063

Middle functioning

No other conditions

1.57 (1.12-2.21)

0.009

1.90 (1.02-3.53)

0.042

One or more other conditions

1.50 (1.07-2.10)

0.018

2.46 (1.61-3.77)

< 0.001

Low functioning

No other conditions

3.31 (1.90-5.78)

< 0.001

3.67 (1.55-8.69)

0.003

One or more other conditions

4.60 (3.08-6.87)

< 0.001

4.03 (2.31-7.03)

< 0.001

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex, education, marital status, and current smoking.
  2. †Other conditions include heart disease, hypertension, and stroke.
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