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Table 3 Results of multivariate Cox regression analyses for the subject’s survival

From: Pentraxin-3 and C-reactive protein plasma levels predict survival in older adults with or without metabolic syndrome – results of the PolSenior2 substudy

 

Men

Women

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

Age ≥ 80 years

2.15#

(1.70–2.72)

3.33#

(2.38–4.65)

IADL < 24 pts

2.95#

(2.30–3.79)

1.87#

(1.33–2.63)

MNA < 12 pts

2.03#

(1.63–2.52)

2.00#

(1.48–2.70)

Negative inflammatory subgroup

Ref.

Ref.

Single positive inflammatory subgroup

1.34*

(1.02–1.77)

1.44*

(1.04–1.99)

Double positive inflammatory subgroup

2.36#

(1.77–3.14)

2.99#

(2.09–4.27)

Metabolic syndrome

NS

 

NS

 

Visceral obesity

0.79*

(0.63–0.98)

0.49#

(0.35–0.69)

Normal glucose control

Ref.

Ref.

Prediabetes

NS

 

NS

 

Diabetes mellitus

NS

 

NS

 

Hypertriglyceridemia

NS

 

NS

 

Hypercholesterolemia

NS

 

NS

 

Coronary artery disease

NS

 

NS

 

Heart failure

NS

 

1.65#

(1.24–2.20)

Cancer survivors

NS

 

NS

 

eGFR < 45 ml/min/1.73m2

1.83#

(1.36–2.47)

1.76*

(1.28–2.42)

Albumin ≥ 40 mg/dL

0.73**

(0.57–0.92)

NS

 
  1. Statistical significance: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; #p < 0.001; NS – not significant
  2. MNA – Mini Nutritional Assessment scale, IADL – Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale, eGFR – estimated glomerular filtration rate, HR – hazard ratio, yrs – years, pts – points, CI - confidence interval, Ref. reference,
  3. The variable ‘Past stroke’ was not included in the models due to the low frequency of episodes in the study population