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Table 5 Cox regression (hazard ratio is for the hazard of leaving care home)

From: Estimating length of stay in publicly-funded residential and nursing care homes: a retrospective analysis using linked administrative data sets

 

Hazard ratio

95% confidence interval

p

Temporary residential*

7.78

7.00 to 8.65

0.000

Nursing*

1.61

1.45 to 1.79

0.000

Age 80–84 years**

0.96

0.85 to 1.07

0.440

Age 85–89 years**

1.01

0.90 to 1.13

0.914

Age 90+ years**

1.11

0.99 to 1.24

0.063

Deprivation 2nd quartile***

0.67

0.42 to 1.05

0.078

Deprivation 3rd quartile***

0.57

0.36 to 0.89

0.014

Deprivation 4th quartile***

0.69

0.43 to 1.11

0.128

Female****

0.85

0.78 to 0.92

0.000

Prior day care

1.03

0.90 to 1.17

0.696

Prior domiciliary care

1.10

1.01 to 1.21

0.033

Other prior social care

0.96

0.86 to 1.07

0.498

Prior emergency admission

1.06

0.98 to 1.15

0.127

Prior elective admission

1.33

1.19 to 1.49

0.000

Prior oupatient attendance

1.01

0.93 to 1.09

0.893

  1. * Hazard ratios are relative to permanent care home admissions as the reference category.
  2. ** Hazard ratios are relative to age 65–79 years as the reference category.
  3. *** First quartile is least deprived; fourth quartile is most deprived. Hazard ratios are relative to the first quartile as the reference category.
  4. **** Hazard ratio is relative to males.