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Table 3 Eight-year age-specific incident mobility disability rates and hazard ratios for the effect of poverty

From: Perceived neighborhood safety and incident mobility disability among elders: the hazards of poverty

 

Aged 65–74

Aged 75 and older

 

Rate (SE)

HR (95% CI)

Rate (SE)

HR (95% CI)

Below poverty

120 (0.013)

1.32 (1.02 – 1.70)*

204 (0.024)

1.10 (0.82 – 1.47)

Above poverty

81 (0.006)

Reference

176 (0.013)

Reference

  1. Table presents age-specific rates for incident mobility disability events per 1,000 person-years among those at risk for an incident event between years 1982 and 1990. Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) associated with poverty are adjusted for race, sex, and age as a continuous variable.
  2. *P < 0.05.
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BMC Public Health

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