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Table 3 Subgroup analysis for the association of tourism experiences with mortality

From: Tourism experiences and the lower risk of mortality in the Chinese elderly: a national cohort study

Subgroup

≥1 times within the past 2 years

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

P for interaction

All

0.73 (0.62–0.85)

 

Basic demographic characteristics

 Age (years)

 

0.888

   < 85

0.80 (0.64–1.01)

 

   ≥ 85

0.70 (0.56–0.87)

 

 Sex

 

0.544

  Male

0.75 (0.61–0.93)

 

  Female

0.69 (0.53–0.88)

 

 Education

 

0.539

  No school

0.68 (0.52–0.87)

 

  1 year or more

0.76 (0.62–0.94)

 

 Residence

 

0.519

  Urban

0.66 (0.54–0.81)

 

  Rural

0.85 (0.65–1.09)

 

 Marital status

 

0.806

  Unmarried

0.47 (0.04–6.34)

 

  Married

0.71 (0.55–0.92)

 

  Divorced or widowed

0.74 (0.60–0.91)

 

 Living pattern

 

0.180

  Living with family members

0.76 (0.64–0.90)

 

  Living alone/in an institution

0.59 (0.38–0.89)

 

Lifestyle characteristics

 Smoking status

 

0.027

  Non-smoker

0.64 (0.51–0.80)

 

  Smoker

0.82 (0.65–1.04)

 

 Drinking status

 

0.327

  Non-drinker

0.79 (0.64–0.97)

 

  Drinker

0.66 (0.51–0.86)

 

 Regular exercise

 

0.643

  Yes

0.73 (0.60–0.89)

 

  No

0.70 (0.53–0.94)

 

 Leisure activities (median)

 

0.974

  0–3

0.73 (0.58–0.92)

 

  4–8

0.70 (0.56–0.88)

 

 Dietary diversity score

 

0.643

  Poor

0.75 (0.57–0.99)

 

  Good

0.73 (0.60–0.88)

 

Health status

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

 

0.482

  Underweight (< 18.5)

0.72 (0.52–0.99)

 

  Normal (18.5–24.9)

0.69 (0.56–0.85)

 

  Overweight (25–29.9)

0.66 (0.70–1.77)

 

  Obese (≥30)

0.65 (0.23–1.87)

 

 Depression

 

0.442

  Yes

0.62 (0.40–0.96)

 

  No

0.75 (0.63–0.90)

 

  Unknown

0.59 (0.29–1.20)

 

 Hypertension

 

0.633

  Yes

0.78 (0.58–1.05)

 

  No

0.72 (0.60–0.88)

 

  Unknown

0.41 (0.14–1.23)

 

 Diabetes

 

0.666

  Yes

0.80 (0.45–1.42)

 

  No

0.72 (0.60–0.85)

 

  Unknown

0.60 (0.24–1.53)

 

 Heart diseases

 

0.753

  Yes

0.78(0.51–1.19)

 

  No

0.74 (0.62–0.88)

 

  Unknown

0.51 (0.20–1.28)

 

Stroke

 

0.223

  Yes

1.64 (0.97–2.76)

 

  No

0.68 (0.57–0.81)

 

  Unknown

0.61 (0.29–1.31)

 

 Cancer

 

0.724

  Yes

0.05 (0.01–0.57)

 

  No

0.72 (0.61–0.85)

 

  Unknown

0.72 (0.34–1.53)

 

 Arthritis

 

0.670

  Yes

0.89 (0.60–1.33)

 

  No

0.70 (0.58–0.84)

 

  Unknown

0.79 (0.34–1.81)

 

 Cognitive impairment

 

0.448

  Yes

0.87 (0.57–1.32)

 

  No

0.72 (0.60–0.85)

 

 ADL in disability

 

0.239

  Yes

0.84 (0.60–1.19)

 

  No

0.71 (0.59–0.85)

 

 Toothache or pain in the jaw joint more than once during the past 6 months

 

0.674

  Yes

0.58 (0.41–0.84)

 

  No

0.77 (0.65–0.93)

 

Socioeconomic status

 Childhood SES

 

0.369

  Yes

0.74 (0.61–0.91)

 

  No

0.76 (0.56–1.04)

 

  Unknown

0.47 (0.24–0.94)

 

 Adult SES

 

0.315

  Good

0.86 (0.64–1.15)

 

  Poor

0.68 (0.56–0.83)

 
  1. Notes: We adjusted for all covariates, including age, sex, education, residence, marital status, living pattern, smoking status, drinking status, regular exercise, leisure activities, dietary diversity, BMI, depression, cognitive impairment, ADL in disability, history of chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, and stroke), history of cancer, history of arthritis, toothache or pain in the jaw joint more than once during the past 6 months, childhood SES, and adult SES. cHR, crude hazard ratio; aHR, adjusted hazard ratio