Table 3 Demographic variables in relation to risk for pressure ulcers, malnutrition, poor oral health and falls analysed by multivariate logistic regression and expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)

Type of housing

Home health care

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Short term nursing care

2.50 (1.95–3.17)

6.10 (4.64–7.90)

1.21 (0.97–1.51)

1.84 (1.45–2.33)

Nursing homes

2.68 (2.31–3.10)

1.32 (1.20–1.48)

1.41 (1.25–1.58)

1.65 (1.47–1.84)

Dementia care units

2.79 (2.35–3.32)

1.83 (1.59–2.09)

1.96 (1.70–2.26)

2.24 (1.92–2.61)

Age groups (years)

65–74

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

75–84

1.37 (1.17–1.60)

1.31 (1.15–1.51)

0.79 (0.69–0.91)

1.44 (1.20–1.61)

85–94

1.13 (0.98–1.32)

1.10 (0.98–1.25)

0.70 (0.62–0.80)

1.49 (1.30–1.71)

95–106

1.25 (1.05–1.50)

1.15 (0.99–1.35)

0.71 (0.61–0.84)

2.09 (1.75–2.49)

Municipalities

Smaller towns/urban areas and rural municipalities

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Medium-sized towns/municipalities near medium-sized towns

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

1.11 (1.02–1.20)

0.91 (0.83–0.99)

1.04 (0.94–1.14)

Large cities/municipalities near large cities

1.05 (0.94–1.17)

1.19 (1.08–1.32)

0.83 (0.75–0.91)

1.21 (1.08–1.36)

Sex

Men

Reference

Reference

Reference

–

Women

1.20 (1.10–1.30)

1.11 (1.03–1.20)

0.90 (0.83–0.98)

–