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Table 3 Summary of effect of social networks upon any nursing home use and any low-level care use

From: Do social networks affect the use of residential aged care among older Australians?

 

Low-level carea

 

Nursing Homeb

 
 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Any use over study period

    

Children

    

   Mid tertile

1.44

0.97 – 2.15

1.02

0.69 – 1.50

   Upper tertile

0.97

0.64 – 1.46

0.60

0.40 – 0.90

   Overall χ 2 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOmaidabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@3074@ c

4.81

8.60*

Relatives

    

   Mid tertile

0.98

0.66 – 1.44

0.81

0.56 – 1.18

   Upper tertile

1.00

0.65 – 1.53

0.76

0.50 – 1.17

   Overall χ 2 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOmaidabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@3074@

0.02

1.81

Friends

    

   Mid tertile

1.05

0.71 – 1.55

0.78

0.54 – 1.14

   Upper tertile

1.29

0.85 – 1.95

0.70

0.46 – 1.06

   Overall χ 2 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOmaidabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@3074@

1.56

3.13

Confidants

    

   Mid tertile

1.53

1.04 – 2.24

0.67

0.46 – 0.97

   Upper tertile

1.10

0.67 – 1.79

0.49

0.31 – 0.77

   Overall χ 2 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOmaidabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@3074@

5.16

10.75*

Total

    

   Mid tertile

1.49

1.01 – 2.21

0.55

0.37 – 0.81

   Upper tertile

1.25

0.80 – 1.95

0.54

0.35 – 0.83

   Overall χ 2 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOmaidabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@3074@

4.05

12.21*

  1. Lower tertile is referent category in all analyses
  2. a: Complete data available for 1103 cases.
  3. b: Complete data available for 1078 cases.
  4. c, *: χ2on 2 df;values > 5.99 significant at P < 0.05
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