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Table 3 The mortality across relative poverty and occupation estimated by the Cox proportional hazards model

From: Relationship of relative poverty and social relationship on mortality around retirement: a 10-year follow-up of the Komo-Ise cohort

 

Person years

Number of death

Crude mortality†

Age adjusted

Multiple-adjusted⁑

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

Men

 Workers (n = 2499)

  Relative poverty (household equivalent income)

   Yes (≦ 12,700 USD*)

1782

24

13.5

1.21

(0.79–1.85)

1.20

(0.79–1.83)

   No (> 12,700 USD *)

23,954

225

9.4

Reference

Reference

  Occupation

   White-collar employee

6093

40

6.6

Reference

Reference

   Blue-collar employee

7431

54

7.3

1.24

(0.82–1.86)

1.24

(0.82–1.87)

   Self-employed

9596

131

13.7

1.60

(1.12–2.29)

1.57

(1.09–2.25)

   Agricultural/forestry

2616

24

9.2

0.76

(0.45–1.27)

0.93

(0.53–1.62)

 Retired (n = 861)

  Relative poverty (household equivalent income)

   Yes (≦ 12,700 USD*)

1181

41

34.7

1.47

(1.04–2.08)

1.52

(1.07–2.14)

   No (> 12,700 USD*)

6958

185

26.6

Reference

Reference

  Occupation

   White-collar employee

2875

74

25.7

Reference

Reference

   Blue-collar employee

3384

84

24.8

1.03

(0.76–1.42)

1.00

(0.73–1.37)

   Self-employed

1380

48

34.8

1.46

(1.01–2.10)

1.29

(0.89–1.86)

   Agricultural/forestry

501

20

39.9

1.41

(0.86–2.32)

1.31

(0.75–2.27)

Women

 Workers (n = 1306)

  Relative poverty (household equivalent income)

   Yes (≦ 12,700 USD*)

1320

9

6.8

1.12

(0.53–2.33)

0.98

(0.46–2.06)

   No (> 12,700 USD*)

12,488

44

3.5

Reference

Reference

  Occupation

   White-collar employee

3369

5

1.5

Reference

Reference

   Blue-collar employee

2971

9

3.0

1.85

(0.62–5.52)

1.98

(0.66–5.93)

   Self-employed

6548

33

5.0

1.78

(0.68–4.70)

1.85

(0.69–4.96)

   Agricultural/forestry

921

6

6.5

2.10

(0.62–7.08)

1.84

(0.50–6.78)

 Retired (n = 868)

  Relative poverty (household equivalent income)

   Yes (≦ 12,700 USD*)

1543

11

7.1

0.67

(0.36–1.27)

0.56

(0.29–1.07)

   No (> 12,700 USD*)

7451

71

9.5

Reference

Reference

  Occupation

   White-collar employee

2452

21

8.6

Reference

Reference

   Blue-collar employee

2657

23

8.7

0.99

(0.55–1.78)

0.89

(0.49–1.62)

   Self-employed

2761

26

9.4

1.00

(0.56–1.78)

0.91

(0.51–1.63)

   Agricultural/forestry

1123

12

10.7

1.01

(0.50–2.07)

1.09

(0.47–2.53)

  1. HR hazard ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence intervals
  2. *12,700 US dollars (USD) equaled to 1.37 million Japanese Yen: the poverty line among Japanese in 2000 (Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in 2000)
  3. ⁑Multiple adjusted models were controlled for age (5-year age categories), area of residence, smoking habit, drinking habit, and perceived health
  4. †Per 1000 person-years
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