Table 1 Summary of baseline covariates and association with any nursing home use over study period
From: Do social networks affect the use of residential aged care among older Australians?
Variable | Classification | n (%) | Odds ratio (95%CI) (n = 909)a |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | 70–74 | 379 (25.7%) | Referent |
75–79 | 352 (23.8%) | 4.2 (1.7 – 10.3) | |
80–84 | 341 (23.1%) | 3.7 (1.5 – 9.0) | |
85+ | 405 (27.4%) | 4.1 (1.7 – 9.8) | |
Gender | Male | 928 (62.8%) | Referent |
Female | 549 (32.2%) | 0.7 (0.4 – 1.2) | |
Education | Left school >14 yrs | 633 (42.9%) | Referent |
Left school ≤14 yrs | 830 (56.2%) | 1.0 (0.6 – 1.5) | |
Missing | 14 (0.9%) | ||
Marital status | Married/de facto | 771 (52.2%) | Referent |
Widowed | 586 (40.0%) | 1.2 (0.5 – 2.8) | |
Single | 120 (8.1%) | 1.4 (0.8 – 2.4) | |
Household income | >$AUD12,000 | 779 (52.7%) | Referent |
≤$AUD12,000 | 590 (39.9%) | 2.0 (1.2 – 3.2) | |
Missing | 108 (7.3%) | ||
Home ownership | Owns home | 1038 (71.0%) | Referent |
Renting | 242 (16.4%) | 0.8 (0.5 – 1.5) | |
Other | 50 (3.4%) | 0.4 (0.1 – 1.8) | |
In residential care | 137 (9.3%) | 4.8 (2.5 – 9.0) | |
Number of chronic conditionsb | 0 | 264 (17.9%) | Referent |
1 | 494 (33.4%) | 1.3 (0.7 – 2.4) | |
2 | 421 (28.5%) | 0.9 (0.5 – 1.8) | |
3+ | 298 (20.2%) | 0.6 (0.3 – 1.2) | |
Self-rated health | Excellent/very good | 563 (38.1%) | Referent |
Good | 440 (29.8%) | 1.2 (0.7 – 2.0) | |
Fair/poor | 469 (31.8%) | 1.4 (0.8 – 2.5) | |
Missing | 5 (0.3%) | ||
Hearing difficulty | No | 726 (49.2%) | Referent |
Yes | 746 (50.5%) | 1.5 (1.0 – 2.3) | |
Missing | 5 (0.3%) | ||
Difficulty with (corrected) vision [43] | No | 1035 (70.1%) | Referent |
Yes | 375 (25.4%) | 1.3 (0.8 – 2.1) | |
Missing | 67 (4.5%) | ||
Mobility disability [44,45] | No disability | 949 (64.3%) | Referent |
Disability | 506 (34.3%) | 1.5 (0.9 – 2.4) | |
Missing | 22 (1.4%) | ||
Depressive symptoms CES-D [46] | <17/60 | 1181 (80.0%) | Referent |
≥17/60 | 219 (14.8%) | 1.2 (0.7 – 2.1) | |
Missing | 77 (5.2%) | ||
Cognitive function [40, 47] | >16/21 | 1221 (82.7%) | Referent |
≤16/21 | 219 (14.8%) | 1.6 (0.9 – 2.7) | |
Missing | 37 (2.5%) | ||
Alcohol consumption (AUDIT) [48] | <8/10 | 1401 (94.9%) | Referent |
≥8/10 | 65 (4.4%) | 1.0 (0.3 – 3.0) | |
Missing | 11 (0.7%) | ||
Exercise status [16, 49] | Exerciser | 794 (53.8%) | Referent |
Sedentary | 663 (44.9%) | 1.0 (0.7 – 1.6) | |
Missing | 20 (1.4%) | ||
Smoking status | Never | 661 (44.8%) | Referent |
Former | 667 (45.2%) | 0.6 (0.4 – 1.0) | |
Current | 123 (8.3%) | 0.5 (0.2 – 1.2) | |
Missing | 16 (1.1%) |