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Table 7 Logistic regression analysis results between caregiver stress and characteristics of patients and caregivers

From: Assessment of stress in caregivers of acutely hospitalized elderly and its relation to hospital outcomes

Variables

Odd ratio

95% C.I. for odd ratio

P value

Ref category

Lower

Upper

Age

0.974

0.918

1.034

0.391

 

Sex

3.064

0.948

9.900

0.061

Female

LOS

1.021

0.980

1.063

0.318

 

COPD

5.333

0.666

42.681

0.115

No

BA

0.822

0.154

4.388

0.818

No

Infections

1.986

0.750

5.264

0.167

No

DM

1.005

0.389

2.595

0.992

No

Neurological

0.669

0.253

1.770

0.418

No

Dementia

1.794

0.660

4.879

0.252

No

HF

0.969

0.284

3.308

0.960

No

CLD

0.550

0.168

1.796

0.322

No

Thyroid dis

1.419

0.157

12.819

0.755

No

HTN

0.762

0.279

2.084

0.597

No

ISHD

1.095

0.381

3.150

0.866

No

CKD

1.127

0.221

5.734

0.886

No

Cancer

0.088

0.016

0.494

0.006**

No

DVT

1.419

0.157

12.819

0.755

No

UI

1.699

0.649

4.443

0.280

No

OA

0.612

0.236

1.585

0.312

No

Delirium

0.886

0.848

0.886

0.848

No

Comorbid no

1.218

0.935

1.586

0.143

 

Charlson

0.930

0.742

1.166

0.530

 

MNA (malnourished)

2.083

0.556

7.812

0.276

Normal

MNA (risk)

1.333

0.377

4.710

0.655

Normal

Depression

1.425

0.429

4.731

0.563

No

ADL

0.894

0.690

1.157

0.394

 

IADL

1.004

0.724

1.392

0.983

 

Med no

0.963

0.791

1.171

0.703

 

Hearing imp

0.422

0.144

1.238

0.116

No

Visual imp

1.015

0.380

2.709

0.976

No

Sleep no

1.000

0.790

1.267

0.998

 

Sleep prob

0.598

0.231

1.547

0.289

No

Age 1

1.017

0.977

1.059

0.404

 

Sex1(1)

4.136

0.510

33.522

0.184

Female

Child no

0.896

0.666

1.206

0.468

 

education (moderate)

2.605

0.803

8.454

0.111

Low

education (high)

1.827

0.579

5.764

0.304

Low

Job

0.556

0.212

1.457

0.232

No

Relative (spouse)

14.400

1.567

132.311

0.018*

Others

Relative (children)

3.138

1.033

9.536

0.044*

Others

No

1.548

0.599

4.003

0.367

One

Duration

0.997

0.988

1.007

0.592

 

Co-morbid

2.090

0.788

5.542

0.138

No

  1. Odd ratio is the crude odds ratios detected by simple logistic regression
  2. *Significant at P < 0.05, **P < 0.001