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Table 3 Hazard Ratios of informal and formal setting in female care recipients in Cox proportional hazard models

From: Mothers and daughters-in-law: a prospective study of informal care-giving arrangements and survival in Japan

 

Model III (without adjustment)*

Model IV (with adjustment)

 

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

Informal care-giving arrangement

    

   Spousal care

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Daughter-in-law care

4.14

(1.25 - 13.77)

4.15

(1.02 - 16.90)

   Biological daughter care

1.97

(0.51 - 7.62)

1.64

(0.37 - 7.21)

   Other relative care

1.76

(0.42 - 7.35)

1.85

(0.35 - 9.94)

   Living alone

0.76

(0.13 - 4.53)

0.46

(0.04 - 5.48)

Care recipient's age (continuous)

1.04

(1.00 - 1.09)

1.02

(0.98 - 1.08)

Baseline care needs level

    

   Assistance required

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Care needs level 1

1.26

(0.40 - 3.95)

1.41

(0.42 - 4.75)

   Care needs level 2

1.69

(0.49 - 5.77)

1.45

(0.40 - 5.30)

   Care needs level 3

2.80

(0.84 - 9.32)

3.25

(0.92 - 11.46)

   Care needs level 4 or 5

3.18

(0.96 - 10.59)

3.21

(0.81 - 12.74)

Number of people living together (continuous)

1.18

(1.01 - 1.38)

0.99

(0.78 - 1.25)

Daycare service use

    

   No

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

0.71

(0.36 - 1.39)

0.51

(0.22 - 1.22)

Home help service use

    

   No

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

0.61

(0.33 - 1.13)

0.64

(0.31 - 1.32)

Home-visit nursing service use

    

   No

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

1.09

(0.54 - 2.23)

0.71

(0.28 - 1.80)

Respite stay service use

    

   No

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

0.95

(0.47 - 1.89)

0.86

(0.38 - 1.94)

Institutional care service use

    

   No

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

0.63

(0.31 - 1.29)

0.88

(0.38 - 2.05)

  1. * Each HR was obtained separately variable by variable.