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Table 2 Mortality rate ratios* (and 95% CI) of the GALI, SRH, gender and education during 10-year follow-up, 2001 Belgian Health Interview Survey

From: The global activity limitation indicator and self-rated health: two complementary predictors of mortality

  

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

  

(Sociodemographics)

(Sociodemographics + GALI)

(Sociodemographics + SRH)

(Sociodemographics + GALI + SRH)

Age

     
 

15-49 (ref cat)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

50-64

5.61

5.11

5.02

4.92

  

(4.24-7.41)

(3.86-6.76)

(3.79-6.64)

(3.79-6.52)

 

65-74

17.21

14.19

14.22

13.54

  

(13.20-22.45)

(10.84-18.58)

(10.86-18.61)

(10.34-17.75)

 

75 or higher

49.80

37.23

38.84

35.72

  

(38.51-64.40)

(28.59-48.49)

(29.89-50.46)

(27.42-46.55)

Gender

    
 

Men (ref cat)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Women

0.57

0.55

0.54

0.54

  

(0.50-0.65)

(0.48-0.63)

(0.47-0.61)

(0.47-0.61)

Education

    
 

Primary

1.98

1.74

1.63

1.61

  

(1.62-2.43)

(1.42-2.13)

(1.33-2.01)

(1.32-1.98)

 

Lower secondary

1.59

1.49

1.43

1.43

  

(1.29-1.97)

(1.21-1.85)

(1.16-1.78)

(1.15-1.77)

 

Higher secondary

1.31

1.32

1.25

1.28

  

(1.05-1.62)

(1.06-1.61)

(1.01-1.56)

(1.03-1.59)

 

Tertiary (ref cat)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Activity limitations (GALI)

    
 

No limitation (ref cat)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Moderate limitation

 

1.77

 

1.37

   

(1.52-2.06)

 

(1.16-1.63)

 

Severe limitation

 

2.96

 

1.79

   

(2.46-3.56)

 

(1.42-2.25)

Self-rated health (SRH)

    
 

(Very) good (ref cat)

  

1.00

1.00

 

Fair

  

1.78

1.49

    

(1.53-2.07)

(1.26-1.77)

 

(Very) bad

  

3.63

2.50

    

(3.00-4.39)

(1.97-3.18)

log likelihood

−2711.73

−2644.65

−2629.60

−2616.87

  1. *: from a Poisson regression model.
  2. CI Confidence interval; GALI global activity limitation indicator; SRH self-rated health.