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Table 3 Factors associated with number of physical diagnoses

From: Physical diagnoses in nursing home residents - is dementia or severity of dementia of importance?

Variables

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

CDR-SOB

−0.06 (− 0.07; − 0.05)

< 0.001

−0.07 (− 0.08; − 0.05)

< 0.001

Males

0.03 (− 0.12; 0.17)

0.720

0.02 (− 0.12; 0.17)

0.734

Age

0.02 (0.01; 0.03)

< 0.001

0.02 (0.01; 0.03)

< 0.001

Education (≥10 years)

−0.18 (− 0.35; − 0.02)

0.025

  

PSMS score

−0.001 (− 0.01; 0.01)

0.836

0.03 (0.02; 0.05)

< 0.001

NPI Agitation subsyndrome

−0.02 (− 0.03; − 0.01)

< 0.001

  

NPI Psychosis subsyndrome

−0.03 (− 0.04; − 0.02)

< 0.001

  

NPI Affective subsyndrome

− 0.01 (− 0.02; 0.005)

0.236

  

NPI Apathy

−0.03 (− 0.05; − 0.01)

0.003

  

Duration in NH (LN)

−0.04 (− 0.10; 0.01)

0.112

  

Type of NH unit

 Regular – ref.

0

0

 Special care

−0.73 (− 0.87; − 0.58)

< 0.001

−0.44 (− 0.59; − 0.28)

< 0.001

 Rehabilitation

0.40 (0.01; 0.79)

0.042

0.35 (− 0.04; 0.73)

0.079

 Other

−0.12 (− 0.39; 0.14)

0.361

0.07 (− 0.20; 0.34)

0.604

  1. Unadjusted and adjusted analyses using linear mixed model
  2. CDR-SOB Clinical Dementia Rating - Sum of Boxes, PSMS Physical Self-Maintenance Scale, NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory, NH Nursing Home, LN Natural Logarithm