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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%)

 
  1. a: analysis based on data from 909 participants with complete information on both nursing home use (n = 1078) and risk factors (n = 1243)
  2. b: self-reported ever suffering from arthritis, cancer, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, diabetes, fractured hip, heart attack, heart condition, hypertension, osteoporosis, stroke