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Table 1 Beta coefficients in prediction model developed using modern statistical learning methods to predict all-cause mortality in older people

From: Development and validation of prediction model to estimate 10-year risk of all-cause mortality using modern statistical learning methods: a large population-based cohort study and external validation

Selected variables

Coefficients (log hazard ratios)

x1

Age

b1

0.069544

x2

Never choose to do things I have never done before (1= “yes”)

b2

0.178672

x3

Cognition: Memory

b3

−0.011597

x4

Limited life conditions any (1= “yes”)

b4

0.053174

x5

Low wealth (1= “yes”)

b5

0.043483

x6

Male gender (1= “yes”)

b6

0.031585

x7

Currently a smoker (1= “yes”)

b7

0.068574

x8

History of stroke (1= “yes”)

b8

0.050877

x9

Difficulty doing work around house and garden (1= “yes”)

b9

0.086048

x10

History of cancer (1= “yes”)

b10

0.119762

x11

Difficulty walking 100 yards

b11

0.249760

x12

Poor self-rated health

b12

0.336850

x13

Chronic lung disease

b13

0.315754