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Table 2 Association between pain and comorbidities among institutional residents

From: Association between pain and cognitive and daily functional impairment in older institutional residents: a cross-sectional study

Covariates

Pain

aORΙ (95% CI)

p value

No

Yes

 

n (%)

n (%)

  

Comorbidities

  

2.24 (1.46—3.43)*

.0002*

 No

97 (2.8)

28 (1.2)

  

 Yes

3331 (97.2)

2290 (98.8)

  

Disease Lists

    

 Hypertension

2062 (60.2)

1348 (58.2)

0.93 (0.83—1.04)

.18

 Diabetes mellitus

1039 (30.3)

694 (30.0)

0.97 (0.87—1.10)

.66

 Bone disorders

219 (6.4)

214 (9.2)

1.53 (1.25—1.87)*

 < .0001*

 Vision diseases

111 (3.2)

105 (4.5)

1.36 (1.03—1.80)

.030

 Stroke

1053 (30.7)

752 (32.5)

1.07 (0.95—1.20)

.29

 Coronary artery disease

470 (13.7)

325 (14.0)

1.04 (0.89—1.21)

.63

 Arrhythmia

94 (2.7)

54 (2.3)

0.86 (0.60—1.21)

.38

 Cancer

82 (2.4)

81 (3.5)

1.42 (1.03—1.95)

.031

 Respiratory disorders

410 (12.0)

314 (13.6)

1.15 (0.98—1.35)

.09

 Digestive disorders

496 (14.5)

335 (14.5)

0.98 (0.84—1.14)

.76

 Urogenital disorders

447 (13.0)

366 (15.8)

1.31 (1.12—1.53)*

.0009*

 Dementia

819 (23.9)

480 (20.7)

0.86 (0.75—0.98)

.027

 Psychiatric problems

484 (14.1)

355 (15.3)

1.07 (0.92—1.24)

.40

 Mental retard

66 (1.9)

38 (1.6)

0.84 (0.56—1.27)

.41

 Cerebral palsy

20 (0.6)

22 (1.0)

1.70 (0.91—3.18)

.09

 Parkinsonism

234 (6.8)

159 (6.9)

1.03 (0.83—1.27)

.80

 Spinal cord injury

32 (0.9)

63 (2.7)

2.71 (1.75—4.19)*

 < .0001*

 Currently Infectious status

18 (0.5)

23 (1.0)

1.93 (1.04—3.59)

.037

 Rare diseases

5 (0.2)

11 (0.5)

3.15 (1.09—9.10)

.034

 Refractory epilepsy

111 (3.2)

86 (3.7)

1.13 (0.84—1.52)

.41

 Others

442 (12.9)

354 (15.3)

1.22 (1.05—1.43)

.010

  1. Abbreviations: aOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence intervals
  2. ΙaOR: adjusted for age, sex, and educational level
  3. *p < .0017