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Table 4 Hazard ratios for thirteen-year all cause mortality by type of symptom

From: Symptom experience and subsequent mortality: results from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study

Type of symptom

n in sample*

Died n (%)

Unadjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

Hazard ratio (95% CI) adjusted for socio-demographic factors1

Hazard ratio (95% CI) adjusted for socio-demographic factors and chronic conditions2

Hazard ratio (95% CI) adjusted for socio-demographic factors, chronic conditions and self-assessed health3

Respiratory/ENT symptoms

      

Does not have symptoms

424

66 (15.6)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Has symptoms

434

104 (24.0)

1.60 (1.17 to 2.17)

1.44 (1.06 to 1.97)

1.24 (0.89 to 1.71)

1.10 (0.79 to 1.54)

Musculoskeletal symptoms

      

Does not have symptoms

418

78 (18.7)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Has symptoms

440

92 (20.9)

1.12 (0.83 to 1.51)

1.14 (0.84 to 1.55)

1.15 (0.84 to 1.56)

0.99 (0.72 to 1.35)

Gastro-intestinal symptoms

      

Does not have symptoms

552

101 (18.3)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Has symptoms

306

69 (22.5)

1.29 (0.95 to 1.76)

1.31 (0.96 to 1.78)

1.30 (0.95 to 1.77)

1.13 (0.82 to 1.56)

Mental health symptoms

      

Does not have symptoms

461

70 (15.2)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Has symptoms

397

100 (25.2)

1.78 (1.31 to 2.41)

1.79 (1.31 to 2.45)

1.66 (1.21 to 2.28)

1.42 (1.02 to 1.97)

Neurological symptoms

      

Does not have symptoms

581

112 (19.3)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Has symptoms

277

58 (20.9)

1.11 (0.81 to 1.53)

1.08 (0.78 to 1.49)

0.99 (0.71 to 1.37)

0.81 (0.58 to 1.13)

Systemic symptoms

      

Does not have symptoms

553

92 (16.6)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Has symptoms

305

78 (25.6)

1.63 (1.21 to 2.21)

1.50 (1.10 to 2.05)

1.28 (0.93 to 1.76)

1.00 (0.71 to 1.41)

  1. * Numbers in each of the five symptom categories add to 858 the total number in the cohort. Numbers given are relevant for unadjusted hazard ratios. Numbers in the sample for each of the adjusted analyses varies only slightly since there was little missing data for the factors we have adjusted for (as can be seen from tables 1 and 2).
  2. 1 Adjusted for gender, housing tenure and smoking status
  3. 2 Adjusted for gender, housing tenure, smoking status and the presence of a respiratory or cardiovascular condition
  4. 3 Adjusted for gender, housing tenure, smoking status, the presence of a respiratory or cardiovascular condition and the number of symptoms present in the last month