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Table 2 Cox proportional hazards regression model of individual characteristics that predict that people with dementia stop attending FDC

From: Dropout from farm-based day care for people with dementia in Norway: a follow-up study

Characteristics

Univariate analysis

HR (95% CI) n = 92a

p-value

Multivariate analysis

HR (95% CI) n = 81

p-value

Sex (ref = female)

1.172 (0.609–2.255)

0.635

2.092 (0.729–6.008)

0.170

Marital status (ref = married)

1.732 (0.861–3.484)

0.110

1.669 (0.562–4.956)

0.356

Education level (ref = primary school)

2.216 (1.015–4.838).

0.046

3.748 (1.153–12.181)

0.028

Age

1.019 (0.982–1.057)

0.330

1.020 (0.959–1.085)

0.527

Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR-SOB), mean (SD)

1.251 (1.143–1.369)

< 0.001

1.222 (1.002–1.491)

0.048

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPI), mean (SD)

 - psychosis

1.228 (1.003–1.502)

0.046

0.891 (0.50–1.220)

0.471

 - affective

1.124 (0.959–1.318)

0.150

1.007 (0.808–1.255)

0.951

 - hyperactive

1.294 (1.110–1.507)

0.001

1.234 (0.987–1.543)

0.065

General medical health (GMHR), number (%)

1.110 (0.721–1.708)

0.635

1.198 (0.579–2.481)

0.628

Physical Self-Maintaining Scale (PSMS), mean (SD)

1.192 (1.091–1.301)

< 0.001

1.022 (0.859–1.216)

0.808

Social Support (OSS-3), mean (SD)

0.823 (0.695–0.976)

0.025

0.756 (0.586–0.959)

0.021

  1. n Number of participants with complete data
  2. an = 92 for all variable except for OSS-3 (N = 81)
  3. HR Hazard Ratio
  4. Bold values indicates statistical significance, p-value < 0.05