Table 2 Details of longitudinal analysis and results of Cox regression analysis for death.

From: Clinical subtypes of older adults starting long-term care in Japan and their association with prognoses: a data-driven cluster analysis

 

Musculoskeletal and sensory

n = 1025

Cardiac

n = 729

Neurological

n = 765

Respiratory and cancer

n = 421

Insulin-dependent diabetes

n = 371

Unspecified

n = 1337

Death, n (%)

368 (35.9)

338 (46.6)

272 (35.6)

268 (63.7)

175 (47.2)

458 (34.3)

Follow-up months, median (IQR)

38.3 (25.8–55.2)

34.8 (23.1–47.6)

39.4 (27.8–54.8)

26.3 (10.3–41.8)

35.1 (18.0–51.1)

38.2 (27.3–53.8)

Death, per 100 person-year (95%CI)

10.9 (9.8–12.0)

15.7 (14.1–17.4)

10.5 (9.3–11.9)

27.1 (24.0–30.5)

16.0 (13.8–18.5)

10.3 (9.4–11.3)

Cox regression analysis

 Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)

1 (reference)

1.46 (1.26–1.69)

0.97 (0.83–1.13)

2.55 (2.17–2.98)

1.48 (1.24–1.77)

0.95 (0.83–1.09)

 Adjusted* hazard ratio (95% CI)

1 (reference)

1.22 (1.05–1.42)

0.86 (0.74–1.01)

1.81 (1.54–2.13)

1.21 (1.00–1.46)

0.90 (0.78–1.03)

  1. CI confidence interval, IQR interquartile range.
  2. *Adjusted for age, sex, and the initial care-need level.