Table 3
Adjusted hazard ratios relating acute care hospitalization and death during 25- to 36-month follow-up to selected characteristics, household population aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories and Quebec, 2008/2009

Table 3
Adjusted hazard ratios relating acute care hospitalization and death during 25- to 36-month follow-up to selected characteristics, household population aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories and Quebec, 2008/2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of Adjusted hazard ratios relating acute care hospitalization and death during 25- to 36-month follow-up to selected characteristics. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Acute care hospitalization, Death, Hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics Acute care hospitalization Death
Hazard ratio 95% confidence interval Hazard ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Sex
Men 1.2Note * 1.0 1.3 1.7Note * 1.3 2.1
WomenTable 3 Note † 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Age (continuous) 1.06Note * 1.05 1.07 1.11Note * 1.09 1.12
Main source of household income
Social assistance or Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.5
OtherTable 3 Note † 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Self-perceived health
Good, very good, excellent 0.6Note * 0.5 0.7 0.6Note * 0.4 0.7
Fair, poorTable 3 Note † 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Current daily smoker
Yes 1.4Note * 1.1 1.7 2.2Note * 1.5 3.0
NoTable 3 Note † 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
BMI category
Underweight 1.4 1.0 1.9 1.8Note * 1.1 3.1
Normal weight/OverweightTable 3 Note † 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Obese 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.3
Nutritional risk
Yes 1.2Note * 1.1 1.4 1.6Note * 1.3 2.0
NoTable 3 Note † 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Sources: 2008/2009 Canadian Community Health Survey–Healthy Aging (CCHS–HA) share/link file; 2007/2008 to 2012/2013 Discharge Abstract Database; CCHS-HA linked Canadian Mortality Database.

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