Table 3 Cumulative odds ratios (CORs) (95% confidence intervals in parenthesis) from the fitted proportional odds (PO) models for loneliness and anxiety among Home Care Service (HCS) and Residential Care Facility (RCF) respondents

Age (ref: < 80 years)

Older than 80 years

0.81

(0.78, 0.84)

0.88

(0.83, 0.94)

1.03^ns

(0.99,1.06)

1.14

(1.07, 1.22)

Sex (ref.: male)

Female

1.44

(1.39, 1.49)

1.38

(1.30, 1.45)

1.19

(1.15, 1.23)

1.11

(1.05, 1.17)

Dementia (ref.: no dementia)

Persons with dementia

1.26

(1.19, 1.33)

1.35

(1.26, 1.43)

1.43

(1.35,1.51)

1.18

(1.10, 1.26)

Self-rated health (ref.: not poor)

Poor or very poor

3.89

(3.74, 4.04)

3.93

(3.70, 4.10)

2.23

(2.15, 2.31)

2.22

(2.09, 2.35)

Household status (ref.: living with an adult)

Living alone

1.05

(1.01, 1.08)

3.86

(3.71, 4.01)

Disrespect (ref.: experienced)

No experience of disrespect

1.60

(1.54, 1.67)

2.17

(2.04, 2.30)

1.62

(1.55, 1.68)

3.17

(2.98, 3.38)

Mobility (ref.: Can move alone)

Unable to move unaided or great difficulty in moving

1.32

(1.27, 1.36)

1.02^ns

(0.96, 1.09)

1.33

(1.28, 1.37)

1.27

(1.18,1.36)

Survey responder (ref.: self)

With the help of (or by) a proxy

1.48

(1.43, 1.53)

1.49

(1.42, 1.57)

1.67

(1.62, 1.73)

1.55

(1.46, 1.63)

log (COVID-19 infection in the last 2 weeks/100 th. population)

1.06

(1.04, 1.08)

1.04

(1.01, 1.07)

1.13

(1.11, 1.15)

1.15

(1.12, 1.18)

Region (21 counties in Sweden; dummy variable)¹

Yes

Yes^ns

Yes

Yes