Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the association between exposure variables and EDVH within 180 days of admission to Toronto Central CCAC home care
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|
Main exposure variable of interest | |
Presence of an Informal Caregiver | 1.24 (0.86–1.77) |
Demographics and General Health Variables | |
Age | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) |
Gender (female vs. male) | 0.78 (0.54–1.13) |
Marital status (married vs. not married) | 1.10 (0.74–1.62) |
English as primary language | 0.88 (0.62–1.26) |
Participant or others around them concerned with participant’s drinking habits | 0.71 (0.21–2.24) |
Smoked or chewed tobacco | 1.19 (0.61–2.35) |
Felt they had poor health | 1.80 (1.21–2.70)* |
Experienced ADL decline in last 90 days | 1.41 (0.94–2.11) |
Education Level | |
Bachelor or Higher | 0.83 (0.39–1.77) |
High School | 1.36 (0.75–2.50) |
Some Post-secondary or Technical trade school | 1.33 (0.74–2.41) |
Less than high school | 1.00 |
Pain Frequency | |
Daily-multiple periods | 1.00 (0.66–1.52) |
Daily-one period | 1.56 (0.80–3.10) |
Less than daily | 1.01 (0.56–1.80) |
No Pain | 1.00 |
Disease Diagnosis | |
Severe Cardiac Disorders | 1.62 (1.12–2.37)* |
Non-Severe Cardiac Disorders | 0.97 (0.67–1.41) |
Alzheimer’s or Dementia | 0.80 (0.52–1.20) |
Hemiplegia/hemiparesis, Multiple Sclerosis, or Parkinsonism | 0.89 (0.35–2.25) |
Arthritis | 0.79 (0.55–1.14) |
Fractures | 0.94 (0.58–1.51) |
Osteoporosis | 0.90 (0.59–1.39) |
Senses | 0.82 (0.53–1.26) |
Any Psychiatric Diagnosis | 1.20 (0.70–2.04) |
Pneumonia or Tuberculosis | 1.61 (0.53–5.41) |
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in last 30 days | 0.84 (0.36–1.91) |
Cancer | 1.46 (0.82–2.64) |
Diabetes | 1.28 (0.86–1.93) |
Pulmonary diseases | 2.12 (1.26–3.66)* |
Renal Failure | 1.59 (0.54–1.13) |
Thyroid Disease (hypo or hyper) | 0.71 (0.43–1.15) |