Table 3 Geriatric syndromes and chronic conditions associated with disability in long-term care residents

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

  Balance impairment

10.48 (10.34, 10.60)^‡

5.69 (5.51, 5.87)^‡

  Bowel incontinence

10.46 (10.37, 10.55)^‡

4.53 (4.38, 4.68)^‡

  Intact/borderline

Reference

Reference

  Mild/moderate impairment

3.89 (3.76, 4.01)^‡

1.67 (1.55, 1.79)^‡

  Moderate- severe/severe impairment

11.73 (11.58, 11.87)^‡

5.27 (5.10, 5.44)^‡

  None

Reference

Reference

  Hearing impaired

1.73 (1.55, 1.90)^‡

0.03 (−0.08, 0.14)

  Missing data

−0.56 (−1.80, 0.67)

0.66 (−0.15, 1.46)

  Body mass index (BMI)

  BMI < 18.5

Reference

Reference

  18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 25

−2.02 (−2.24, −1.80)^‡

−0.54 (−0.68, −0.40)^‡

  25 < BMI <30

−3.49 (−3.72, −3.26)^‡

−0.87 (−1.03, −0.72)^‡

  BMI ≥ 30

−3.74 (−3.98, −3.50)^‡

−0.59 (−0.75, −0.43)^‡

  None

Reference

Reference

  Less than daily pain

−0.70 (−0.85, −0.56)^‡

0.29 (0.19, 0.39)^‡

  Daily or severe daily pain

−0.12 (−0.29, 0.04)

0.82 (0.70, 0.94)^‡

  Pressure ulcer

6.47 (6.23, 6.72)^‡

2.67 (2.52, 2.82)^‡

  Urinary incontinence

10.50 (10.40, 10.61)^‡

4.19 (4.04, 4.35)^‡

  None

Reference

Reference

  Moderate impairment

3.09 (2.97, 3.22)^‡

0.68 (0.59, 0.77)^‡

  Severe impairment

7.62 (7.40, 7.84)^‡

2.49 (2.33, 2.65)^‡

  Arthritis

−0.66 (−0.78, −0.54)^‡

0.08 (−.0003, 0.15)

  Asthma

−0.71 (−0.94, −0.48)^‡

0.10 (−0.04, 0.24)

  Cancer

−1.23 (−1.36, −1.11)^‡

−0.12 (−0.19, −0.04)^†

  Chronic kidney disease

0.06 (0.08, 0.20)^‡

0 .31 (0.22, 0.40)^‡

  Coronary artery disease

−0.86 (−0.98, −0.74)^‡

−0.13 (−0.21, −0.05)^†

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

−1.39 (−1.54, −1.25)^‡

−0.07 (−0.17, 0.02)

  Dementia

3.39 (3.22, 3.55)^‡

−0.22 (−0.35, −0.10)^†

  Diabetes

−0.09 (−0.21, 0.04)

−0.06 (−0.14, 0.02)

  Epilepsy

2.17 (1.94, 2.41)^‡

0.47 (0.32, 0.61)^‡

  Heart failure

−0.24 (−0.38, −0.11)^‡

0.36 (0.27, 0.46)^‡

  Limb paralysis or amputation

4.49 (4.29, 4.70)^‡

1.78 (1.63, 1.93)^‡

  Mood disorder

0.53 (0.41, 0.65)^‡

0.30 (0.22, 0.38)^‡

  Parkinson’s disease

2.87 (2.66, 3.07)^‡

1.75 (1.63, 1.87)^‡

  Peripheral vascular disease

−0.14 (−0.34, 0.07)

0.03 (−0.10, 0.16)

  Psychiatric conditions other than depression and dementia

−1.35 (−1.48, −1.22)^‡

−0.42 (−0.50, −0.33)^‡

  Stroke

1.85 (1.73, 1.98)^‡

0.46 (0.38, 0.55)^‡

   √ψ

N/A

1.58 (1.50, 1.68)

   √θ

N/A

4.90 (4.84, 4.96)

   R ²

N/A

0.627

   ρ

N/A

0.095