HRs for all-cause mortality and psychological resilience (quartiles), HRS 2006–2008, n=10 569; HR (95% CI)
| Psychological resilience quartiles | n | Deaths (n) | Person-years | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
| Q1 (1.93, 8.05) | 2627 | 1205 | 27 510.27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Q2 (8.07, 9.38) | 2604 | 916 | 30 003.10 | 0.687 (0.630, 0.748) | 0.685 (0.628, 0.747) | 0.742 (0.679, 0.810) | 0.798 (0.731, 0.873) |
| Q3 (9.40, 10.55) | 2696 | 791 | 32 121.53 | 0.593 (0.541, 0.648) | 0.588 (0.537, 0.644) | 0.655 (0.597, 0.718) | 0.732 (0.667, 0.804) |
| Q4 (10.57, 12.00) | 2642 | 577 | 33 070.43 | 0.470 (0.426, 0.520) | 0.473 (0.428, 0.524) | 0.538 (0.485, 0.596) | 0.619 (0.557, 0.688) |
| Continuous (per 1 SD) | 10 569 | 3489 | 122 705 | 0.754 (0.730, 0.779) | 0.750 (0.726, 0.775) | 0.786 (0.760, 0.813) | 0.831 (0.802, 0.860) |
Model 1: attained age.
Model 2: additionally adjusting for sex, race and body mass index (BMI).
Model 3: additionally adjusting for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and hypertension.
Model 4: additionally adjusting for smoking, physical activity and marital status.
HRS, Health and Retirement Study.