Do Stress Trajectories Predict Mortality in Older Men? Longitudinal Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study

Table 5

Proportional hazard models predicting mortality (𝑁=977).

Parameter	Estimate	StdErr	ChiSq	prob	Hazard ratio	HRLower CL	HRUpper CL
Equation 1
Moderate-stress group	0.356	0.107	10.947	.001	1.428	1.156	1.764
High-stress group	0.398	0.155	6.638	.010	1.490	1.100	2.018
Equation 2
Moderate-stress group	0.352	0.109	10.440	.001	1.422	1.149	1.761
High-stress group	0.315	0.157	4.023	.045	1.371	1.007	1.866
Health rating	− 0.288	0.064	20.497	.001	0.749	0.661	0.849
Married	− 0.331	0.131	6.458	.011	0.718	0.556	0.927
Less than high school	− 0.231	0.184	1.596	.207	0.793	0.553	1.136
College	− 0.121	0.111	1.174	.279	0.886	0.712	1.103
Postgrad	0.038	0.150	0.065	0.799	1.039	0.774	1.394
Nondrinker	0.314	0.123	6.496	0.011	1.369	1.075	1.743
Heavy drinker	− 0.009	0.125	0.005	0.944	0.991	0.776	1.267
Smoker	0.215	0.127	2.859	0.091	1.240	0.966	1.591