Elder abuse and life-course victimization in hospitalized older adults in Sweden: prevalence and associations with mental ill-health

Table 2 Background characteristics of the total sample, elder abuse victims, and factors associated with elder abuse (n = 135)

	Total sample (n = 135)		Elder abuse victims (n = 24)		Odds of reporting elder abuse
	n	%	n	%	OR	95% CI
Sex
Men	62	45.9	9	37.5	1
Women	73	54.1	15	62.5	1.0	0.3–2.8
Age
65–74	31	23.1	6	26.1	1
75–84	55	41.0	7	30.4	0.7	0.2–2.5
≥85	48	35.8	10	43.5	1.3	0.3–5.1
ADL level
No help	62	46.6	8	33.3	1
I-ADL	46	34.6	10	41.7	1.9	0.6–6.3
B-ADL	25	18.8	6	25.0	1.6	0.4–6.2
Education level
≤9 years	75	56.4	11	45.8	1
10–12 years	27	20.3	7	29.2	1.8	0.5–5.9
≥13 years	31	23.3	6	25.0	1.3	0.4–4.2
Marital status
Non-married	67	49.6	13	54.2	1
Married	68	50.4	11	45.8	0.6	0.2–1.8
Abuse < age 65
No	90	66.7	10	41.7	1
Yes	45	33.3	14	58.3	5.4**	1.9–15.7

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval. Missing cases in regression analysis n = 5 (3.7%). Area under the ROC: 0.75 (95% CI 0.64–0.86)
^** = p < 0.01

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