Table 3 Participant characteristics associated with hospitalizations, ER admissions, and outpatient visits (n = 1161)
Characteristics | Hospitalization | ER Admission | Outpatient Visit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (SE) | aOR (95% CI) | % (SE) | aOR (95% CI) | % (SE) | aOR (95% CI) | |
Time after interview, quarter |  | 1.08 (1.04–1.11)* |  | 1.06 (1.03–1.09)* |  | 1.01 (0.99–1.03) |
Recruit time | ||||||
 1993/94 | 10.6 (0.53) | 1.00 | 15.5 (0.65) | 1.00 | 77.3 (1.06) | 1.00 |
 2004/05 | 12.8 (0.86) | 1.26 (1.02–1.55)* | 18.0 (1.04) | 1.20 (1.01–1.44)* | 80.1 (1.53) | 1.18 (0.94–1.48) |
Age at interview, year | ||||||
 75–79 | 9.9 (0.71) | 1.00 | 13.8 (0.85) | 1.00 | 79.6 (1.38) | 1.00 |
 80–84 | 12.4 (0.81) | 1.32 (1.05–1.66)* | 16.7 (0.96) | 1.27 (1.04–1.56)* | 79.2 (1.47) | 0.97 (0.76–1.24) |
 85+ | 11.8 (0.87) | 1.23 (0.98–1.54) | 19.1 (1.14) | 1.49 (1.21–1.84)* | 74.5 (1.84) | 0.74 (0.57–0.96)* |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 11.2 (0.74) | 1.00 | 15.0 (0.88) | 1.00 | 71.8 (1.65) | 1.00 |
 Female | 11.3 (0.62) | 1.01 (0.82–1.25) | 17.2 (0.77) | 1.19 (1.00–1.43) | 82.1 (1.08) | 1.82 (1.43–2.33)* |
Age of migration, year | ||||||
 US Born | 11.3 (0.60) | 1.00 | 16.6 (0.74) | 1.00 | 76.8 (1.19) | 1.00 |
 0–19 | 12.9 (1.53) | 1.17 (0.83–1.65) | 17.1 (1.76) | 1.03 (0.77–1.38) | 78.3 (2.79) | 1.10 (0.79–1.53) |
 20–49 | 10.3 (0.88) | 0.89 (0.70–1.14) | 15.3 (1.10) | 0.91 (0.74–1.12) | 80.0 (1.74) | 1.21 (0.92–1.59) |
 50+ | 12.3 (1.76) | 1.10 (0.77–1.58) | 15.8 (2.00) | 0.94 (0.69–1.29) | 82.3 (3.04) | 1.42 (0.93–2.17) |
Education | ||||||
 No formal education | 12.1 (1.05) | 1.00 | 19.4 (1.36) | 1.00 | 78.7 (2.05) | 1.00 |
 Elementary school | 10.8 (0.67) | 0.87 (0.67–1.13) | 16.2 (0.84) | 0.80 (0.63–1.00)* | 79.5 (1.30) | 1.05 (0.78–1.40) |
 Middle-school or higher | 11.4 (0.78) | 0.93 (0.70–1.22) | 14.8 (0.89) | 0.71 (0.56–0.91)* | 76.1 (1.51) | 0.86 (0.65–1.14) |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 11.3 (0.75) | 1.00 | 16.6 (0.93) | 1.00 | 78.7 (1.37) | 1.00 |
 Not married | 11.3 (0.62) | 1.00 (0.81–1.24) | 16.1 (0.74) | 0.96 (0.80–1.15) | 77.6 (1.25) | 0.93 (0.73–1.19) |
Language | ||||||
 English | 8.3 (0.95) | 1.00 | 14.7 (1.30) | 1.00 | 75.2 (2.22) | 1.00 |
 Spanish | 12.0 (0.51) | 1.53 (1.14–2.06)* | 16.6 (0.61) | 1.16 (0.93–1.45) | 78.7 (0.96) | 1.22 (0.94–1.60) |
Mortality after interview | ||||||
 Alive within 3 years | 8.2 (0.45) | 1.00 | 13.5 (0.59) | 1.00 | 78.6 (0.99) | 1.00 |
 Dead within 2 years | 34.9 (2.33) | 6.15 (4.79–7.89)* | 35.6 (2.34) | 3.63 (2.88–4.57)* | 80.2 (2.34) | 1.11 (0.80–1.54) |
 Dead during 2–3 years | 16.4 (1.66) | 2.20 (1.66–2.91)* | 21.7 (1.91) | 1.79 (1.37–2.33)* | 73.4 (2.85) | 0.75 (0.55–1.02) |