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Table 2 Variables statistically significant in explaining NFT status in logistic regressions, for residents with length of stay 90 days or more, in three individual states and combined

From: Beyond section Q: prioritizing nursing home residents for transition to the community

Variable

Three states (N = 17,476)

Arkansas (N = 4,693)

Illinois (N = 11,204)

Michigan (N = 1,578)

 

OR

Signif

OR

Signif

OR

Signif

OR

Signif

c-statistic

0.908

0.949

0.903

0.875

Age category

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

  Under 55 years

12.606

<.0001

71.088

<.0001

3.449

0.2970

13.630

0.0003

  55 to 64 years

12.137

<.0001

20.551

0.0035

7.336

<.0001

12.880

<.0001

  65 to 74 years

7.197

0.0028

7.154

0.9699

4.289

0.0379

9.414

0.0088

  75 to 84 years

2.708

<.0001

1.665

0.0014

1.220

0.0060

3.873

0.0188

  85 or more years (reference)

        

ADL Hierarchy category

 

0.0013

   

0.0018

  

  Independent (0, 1)

1.333

0.7779

  

6.721

0.0004

  

  Somewhat dependent (2, 3, 4)

1.991

0.0003

  

3.746

0.2740

  

  Dependent (reference)

        

Task segmentation

0.363

<.0001

  

0.543

0.0236

0.619

0.0204

Quadriplegia/hemiplegia/paraplegia

2.832

<.0001

2.940

0.0199

  

3.048

<.0001

CPS category

 

0.0480

 

0.0006

    

  Intact (0, 1) (reference)

        

  Impaired (2, 3, 4)

0.707

0.7483

See note

     

  Severely impaired (5, 6)

0.423

0.1569

See note

     

Cognitive deterioration

    

3.024

0.0111

  

Communication problem

0.581

0.0019

  

0.219

0.0001

0.470

0.0010

Involved in activities   >1/3 of time

2.691

0.0050

      

Behavior problem (any)

0.687

0.0206

      

Depression (DRS > =2)

1.481

0.0065

  

1.693

0.0336

1.720

0.0114

Schizophrenia

0.320

<.0001

      

Hearing problem

1.537

0.0467

    

2.137

0.0189

Diabetes

  

0.267

0.0048

    

Any cardiac diagnosis

1.541

0.0033

      

RUG-III CMI category

 

0.0005

 

0.0095

   

<.0001

  .46 to .57 (reference)

        

  .58 to .72

0.762

0.2785

0.256

0.7959

  

0.561

0.0530

  .73 to .91

0.775

0.0753

0.392

0.5629

  

0.427

0.1530

  .92 to 1.09

0.433

0.0188

0.195

0.3389

  

0.178

0.0021

  1.10 to 1.25

0.597

0.9415

0.423

0.7158

  

0.209

0.2315

  1.26 to 1.70

0.338

0.0032

0.097

0.1193

  

0.143

0.0004

LOS category

 

<.0001

   

<.0001

 

<.0001

  Under 60 days

 

NA

      

  60 to 89 days

 

NA

      

  90 to 179 days

2.189

0.4501

  

8.980

0.0007

0.724

0.0006

  180 to 364 days

2.931

0.0002

  

7.229

0.0058

1.801

0.0738

  365 to 729 days

2.427

0.0634

  

4.727

0.5503

2.572

0.0002

  730 days or more (reference)

        

Residents prefers return to community (Q1a)

3.732

<.0001

14.946

<.0001

2.222

0.0028

2.237

0.0004

Support person positive about discharge (Q1b)

2.938

<.0001

  

2.074

0.0329

3.217

<.0001

  1. Note: For the Arkansas sample, there were no NFT observations within the CPS Severely Impaired category. Thus, the CPS coefficients cannot be estimated. OR = Odds Ratio; Signf = Significance.