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Table 5 Cox proportional hazards model estimates of the association between period (war and/or pandemic) and survival beyond age 50y

From: Adult mortality patterns in Yemen before and during armed conflict: evidence from a web survey of the global diaspora

Model (Number of individuals at risk, number of mortality events)

Period

Adjusted† hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)

p-value for association

p-value for proportional hazards assumption‡

p-value for likelihood ratio comparing model to null

1

Outcome: death anywhere

Exposure: war or pandemic periods

(N = 246, n = 47)

Pre-war

1.00 [baseline]

0.353

0.012

   

War

2.48 (0.98 to 6.30)

0.055

  
   

Pandemic

3.63 (1.13 to 11.70)

0.030

  

2

Outcome: death of Yemen resident

Exposure: war or pandemic periods

(N = 246, n = 35)

Pre-war

1.00 [baseline]

0.211

0.042

   

War

1.97 (0.71 to 5.47)

0.191

  
   

Pandemic

1.80 (0.43 to 7.62)

0.427

  

3

Outcome: death anywhere

Exposure: war + pandemic period

(N = 246, n = 47)

Pre-war

1.00 [baseline]

0.128

0.008

   

War/pandemic

2.63 (1.07 to 6.51)

0.036

  

4

Outcome: death of Yemen resident

Exposure: war + pandemic period

(N = 246, n = 35)

Pre-war

1.00 [baseline]

0.161

0.023

   

War/pandemic

1.95 (0.71 to 5.34)

0.195

  
  1. All estimates of the exposure-outcome association are adjusted for birth cohort and gender
  2. A p-value < 0.05 indicates that the proportional hazards assumption is violated