Table 4

Multivariable analysis of baseline covariables and 6-year mortality risk in the Nakuru Eye Disease Cohort Study

No at riskDeathsRisk per 1000/6 years (95% CI)Age/sex- adjusted risk ratioAge/sex/socioeconomic status (SES) adjusted risk ratioAge/sex/SES- non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factor adjusted risk ratio
Any visual impairment (<6/18)
 No3071307100 (87 to 115)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes341100297 (248 to 351)1.54 (1.22 to 1.93)1.55 (1.24 to 1.94)1.37 (1.10 to 1.71)
Gender
 Male1656236143 (123 to 165)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Female178517398 (84 to 113)0.74 (0.63 to 0.87)0.68 (0.56 to 0.83)0.82 (0.63 to 1.06)
Age
 50–5915038656 (45 to 70)ReferenceReferenceReference
 60–6910369694 (77 to 115)1.64 (1.24 to 2.17)1.58 (1.19 to 2.09)1.40 (1.07 to 1.83)
 70–79571107191 (161 to 224)3.27 (2.55 to 4.20)3.15 (2.39 to 4.15)2.74 (2.09 to 3.60)
 80+331120363 (311 to 419)6.36 (4.85 to 8.33)5.76 (4.39 to 7.57)4.68 (3.55 to 6.18)
SES risk factors
 Location
 Rural2470303123 (108 to 140)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Urban971106110 (83 to 145)1.14 (0.90 to 1.45)1.15 (0.90 to1.48)1.18 (0.91 to 1.53)
 SES quartile
 Lower845136164 (137 to 197)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Lower middle87296110 (91 to 134)0.75 (0.60 to 0.93)0.72 (0.58to 0.91)0.75 (0.59 to 0.95)
 Upper middle87497110 (89 to 134)0.86 (0.66 to 1.11)0.82 (0.63 to 1.06)0.84 (0.65 to 1.09)
 Upper8107999 (78 to 126)0.89 (0.69 to 1.14)0.78 (0.58 to 1.05)0.76 (0.56 to 1.03)
Ethnic group
 Kikuyu2164283131 (116 to 148)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Kalenjin82993113 (91 to 139)0.83 (0.66 to 1.03)0.78 (0.62 to 0.99)0.81 (0.63 to 1.04)
 Other4483376 (48 to 119)0.84 (0.56 to 1.26)0.82 (0.55 to 1.21)0.81 (0.55 to 1.20)
 Education
 No education3092686 (58 to 125)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Primary1131179161 (138 to 188)0.95 (0.65 to 1.41)0.96 (0.63 to 1.46)0.97 (0.63 to 1.50)
 Secondary1622174107 (91 to 125)0.85 (0.59 to 1.22)0.84 (0.57,1.24)0.87 (0.59 to 1.28)
 College/Uni3562981 (52 to 124)0.94 (0.57 to 1.55)0.95 (0.57 to 1.55)1.01 (0.62 to 1.64)
Risk factors for NCD
 Smoking
 Never2396256107 (92 to 124)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Former25233131 (93 to 180)1.20 (0.85 to 1.69)1.20 (0.85 to 1.71)1.15 (0.79 to 1.66)
 Current775120156 (132 to 184)1.19 (0.93 to 1.52)1.17 (0.91 to 1.50)1.19 (0.91 to 1.55)
 Diabetes
 No3202354111 (98 to 125)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes21654248 (194 to 313)2.16 (1.69 to 2.77)2.20 (1.69 to 2.84)2.34 (1.81 to 3.03)
 Hypertension
 No1670179108 (92 to 126)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes1737229132 (113 to 53)1.08 (0.90 to 1.29)1.06 (0.88 to 1.28)1.11 (0.92 to 1.34)
 Alcohol
 Never133511787 (73 to 104)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Former1520221147 (125 to 171)1.18 (0.95 to 1.48)1.18 (0.94 to 1.49)1.15 (0.90 to 1.46)
 Current55970125 (100 to 157)1.15 (0.86 to 1.53)1.18 (0.87 to 1.60)1.08 (0.77 to 1.51)
 Body mass index
 Underweight46899216 (169 to 271)1.55 (1.20 to 2.00)1.57 (1.22 to 2.02)1.60 (1.24 to 2.07)
 Normal1697199117 (101 to 136)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Overweight7796686 (66 to 111)0.90 (0.69 to 1.18)0.87 (0.66 to 1.14)0.81 (0.62 to 1.05)
 Obese4473273 (52 to 100)0.89 (0.63 to1.25)0.86 (0.59 to 1.24)0.83 (0.57 to1.20)