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Table 2 Adjusted hazard ratios for factors associated with hip fracture

From: Incidence of hip fracture among long-term care insurance beneficiaries with dementia: comparison of home care and institutional care services

Variable

Hip fracture

Total

HRb

95% CI

Type of care

 Institutional care

4.32

2.83

6.58

 Home care

1.00

  

Age

 60–74

1.00

  

 75–80

1.18

0.71

1.95

 81–85

1.30

0.78

2.16

 86–90

1.40

0.82

2.37

 91≤

2.30

1.33

3.98

Sex

 Male

0.79

0.51

1.23

 Female

1.00

  

Region

 Urban

1.16

0.86

1.57

 Rural

1.00

  

Income level

 Low

1.00

  

 Middle

0.90

0.57

1.41

 High

0.95

0.69

1.31

Primary Caregiver

 Spouse

0.21

0.07

0.67

 Children

0.47

0.23

0.96

 Care assistant

1.00

  

 None

0.34

0.18

0.65

Cohabitant

 Living alone

1.00

  

 Spouse (one generation family)

2.54

0.73

8.90

 Family members (two generation family)

2.16

0.83

5.63

 Caregivers from Long term care facilities

2.98

1.17

7.60

Others

1.53

0.57

4.09

Having danger of fracture based on the mandatory assessment for long term care benefita

 Yes

1.00

  

 No

1.28

0.91

1.80

LTCI benefit coverage level

 1

0.44

0.15

1.32

 2

1.00

  

Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

 0

1.00

  

 1

1.02

0.67

1.56

 2

1.37

0.88

2.15

 3+

1.86

1.21

2.87

LTC approval score (LTCAS, mean ± SD)

1.00

0.98

1.03

ADL (mean ± SD)

1.04

0.99

1.09

Cognitive function score (mean ± SD)

0.98

0.91

1.05

Behavioral symptoms score (mean ± SD)

0.92

0.86

0.98

Ambulatory status

 Ambulatory

1.00

  

 Partially ambulatory

1.12

0.67

1.87

 Not ambulatory

1.96

1.19

3.22

Ownership type

 Local government

1.00

  

 Non-profit

0.72

0.42

1.26

 Private

0.73

0.41

1.29

  1. aThe record regarding having danger of fracture was based on the information of patients’ mandatory assessment data, which is requested to qualify to become long-term care beneficiaries
  2. bAdjusted for age, sex, region, income level, primary caregiver, cohabitant, having danger of fracture based on the mandatory assessment for long-term care benefit, LTCI benefit coverage level, CCI, LTCAS, ADL, cognitive function score, ambulatory status, and ownership type