Table 2.

Cox Proportional Hazards Model for Survival Time for Subjects with Peripheral Neuropathy versus Those without Peripheral Neuropathy

Independent VariablesHazard Ratio (CI 95%)Chi-SquareP Value
Age1.066 (1.051, 1.082)78.9<0.0001
Sex (men)1.62 (1.35, 1.95)25.9<0.0001
Married0.78 (0.641, 0.948)6.210.013
Self-rated health0.59 (0.480, 0.725)25.2<0.0001
Cigarette use1.48 (1.11, 1.987)7.010.0062
Peripheral neuropathy1.27 (1.06, 1.52)7.050.0086
Balance score0.941 (0.906, 0.978)25.20.0001
Health*survival time1.026 (1.009, 1.043)9.080.0026
  • Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.