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Table 2 Univariate Hazard Ratios and 95% CIs for mortality by sociodemographic and health characteristics

From: Longevity and relationships with children: the importance of the parental role

Characteristic

N

% deaths

Crude HR

95% CI

p-value

Age

    

< 0.001

   65-69

229

35.8

1.0

  

   70-74

215

54.0

1.74

(1.31;2.30)

 

   75-79

191

71.7

2.83

(2.15;3.73)

 

   80-84

150

87.3

4.55

(3.44;6.01)

 

   85+

118

95.8

7.91

(5.91;10.58)

 

Sex

    

0.001

   Men

476

71.2

1.53

(1.30;1.81)

 

   Women

427

56.2

1.0

  

Marital status

    

< 0.001

   Widow

316

71.5

1.46

(1.23;1.72)

 

   Married

587

60.1

1.0

  

Education

    

0.035

   Illiterate

137

72.3

1.46

(1.11;1.91)

 

   At least read and write

270

63.7

1.16

(0.91;1.48)

 

   Incomplete primary

317

63.7

1.07

(0.85;1.36)

 

   Primary and more

179

59.2

1.0

  

Number of chronic diseases

    

0.022

   Zero or one

153

56.2

1.0

  

   Two or three

365

64.4

1.25

(0.98;1.60)

 

   Four to five

277

64.6

1.25

(0.97;1.62)

 

   Six and more

108

73.1

1.62

(1.19;2.20)

 

Cognitive function score

    

< 0.001

   <23

211

78.7

1.78

(1.49;2.14)

 

   ≥24

692

59.7

1.0

  

ADL disability

    

< 0.001

   Yes

220

79.1

1.85

(1.55;2.21)

 

   No

683

59.3

1.0

  

Smoking

    

0.001

   Never

520

59.2

1.0

  

   Ex-smoker

287

71.4

1.38

(1.15;1.64)

 

   Current Smoker

95

68.4

1.30

(0.99;1.70)

 

Physical exercise

    

< 0.001

   Vigorous

23

21.7

0.15

(0.06;0.36)

 

   Moderate

632

60.3

0.57

(0.48;0.68)

 

   Light

245

77.6

1.0