Table 2 Results of univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard analyses for 3-year all-cause mortality in the whole study population.
From: A sarcopenia screening test predicts mortality in hospitalized older adults
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HR | 95% CI | p | HR | 95% CI | p | |
Age (years) | 1.07 | (1.03–1.12) | <0.001 | Not included | ||
Women | 0.55 | (0.29–1.05) | 0.069 | Not included | ||
Sarcopenia | 1.77 | (0.98–3.19) | 0.058 | 2.06 | (1.02–4.15) | 0.044 |
Current smokers | 1.06 | (0.51–2.22) | 0.879 | Not selected | ||
Current alcohol drinkers | 1.38 | (0.60–3.19) | 0.454 | Not selected | ||
Hypertension | 1.24 | (0.77–2.01) | 0.370 | Not selected | ||
Ischemic heart disease | 1.30 | (0.79–2.12) | 0.298 | Not selected | ||
COPD | 1.10 | (0.66–1.83) | 0.704 | Not selected | ||
Diabetes | 1.19 | (0.66–1.89) | 0.673 | Not selected | ||
Stroke | 1.35 | (0.45–4.31) | 0.609 | Not selected | ||
CKD | 1.59 | (0.87–2.91) | 0.134 | Not selected | ||
Acute infection | 1.31 | (1.03–4.89) | 0.043 | Not selected | ||
Osteoarthritis | 0.88 | (0.51–1.54) | 0.672 | Not selected | ||
Tumor of any type | 1.91 | (1.03–3.56) | 0.043 | 1.89 | (1.04–3.35) | 0.038 |
GI disease | 0.93 | (0.50–1.74) | 0.819 | Not selected | ||
Liver disease | 1.03 | (0.42–2.57) | 0.946 | Not selected | ||
Falls in the previous year | 1.13 | (0.56–2.28) | 0.735 | Not selected | ||
Urinary incontinence | 1.33 | (0.68–2.61) | 0.397 | Not selected | ||
Chronic pain | 1.21 | (0.74–2.02) | 0.444 | Not selected | ||
Malnutrition | 2.81 | (1.34–5.96) | 0.007 | 2.20 | (1.05–6.17) | 0.048 |
Polypharmacy | 1.95 | (1.14–3.36) | 0.015 | Not selected | ||
Cognitive impairment | 2.18 | (1.28–3.68) | 0.004 | 1.97 | (1.18–3.46) | 0.010 |
Depression | 2.17 | (1.26–3.70) | 0.005 | Not selected | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.89 | (0.82–0.98) | 0.014 | Not selected | ||
Gait speed (m/s) | 0.67 | (0.21–2.07) | 0.486 | Not selected | ||
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 0.98 | (0.97–0.99) | <0.001 | Not selected | ||
Prealbumin (mg/L) | 1.00 | (0.99–1.01) | 0.774 | Not selected | ||
