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Table 2 Multivariate hazard ratios and 95% CIs for covariates by phases of the observation period in Improve functional status strata (n = 210)

From: Effect of in-home and community-based services on the functional status of elderly in the long-term care insurance system in Japan

Models

6-months

12-months

18-months

24-months

36-months

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p-value

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p-value

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p-value

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p-value

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p-value

Age

0.99

0.94 - 1.04

0.653

0.98

0.94 - 1.03

0.400

1.00

0.97 - 1.04

0.902

1.01

0.97 - 1.04

0.758

1.01

0.98 - 1.05

0.495

Gender

Male

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

Female

4.51

1.51 - 13.50

0.007

3.32

1.47 - 7.50

0.004

1.74

0.95 - 3.17

0.072

1.68

0.94 - 3.01

0.082

1.84

1.06 - 3.21

0.031

Income level

0.95

0.68 -1.33

0.764

0.97

0.74 - 1.28

0.840

0.87

0.70 - 1.09

0.218

0.84

0.68 - 1.04

0.113

0.89

0.73 - 1.09

0.251

Length of stay in LTCI system

0.96

0.94 - 0.98

0.001

0.97

0.95 - 0.99

0.001

0.96

0.95 - 0.98

<.0001

0.96

0.95 - 0.98

<.0001

0.96

0.95 - 0.98

<.0001

Utilization Rate of Benefits

0.24

0.02 - 2.68

0.245

0.14

0.02 - 1.10

0.061

0.24

0.05 - 1.23

0.087

0.34

0.07 - 1.65

0.182

0.48

0.11 - 2.10

0.332

Number of LTC Services

1 service

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

2 + services

0.41

0.08 - 2.04

0.274

0.28

0.07 - 1.08

0.066

0.37

0.12 - 1.12

0.079

0.35

0.12 - 1.08

0.067

0.40

0.14 - 1.12

0.081

Type of LTC Services

mixed

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

commuting services

0.46

0.08 - 2.57

0.376

0.44

0.10 - 1.86

0.264

0.45

0.15 - 1.40

0.169

0.48

0.16 - 1.44

0.189

0.46

0.17 - 1.27

0.133

in-home services

0.28

0.06 - 1.42

0.124

0.35

0.09 - 1.43

0.145

0.39

0.13 - 1.20

0.100

0.38

0.13 - 1.17

0.093

0.41

0.15 - 1.14

0.087

Amount of LTC Services (days/month)

1.02

0.97 - 1.06

0.457

1.03

1.00 - 1.07

0.090

1.02

0.98 - 1.05

0.382

1.01

0.98 - 1.05

0.469

1.01

0.97 - 1.04

0.779

n / censored

210/173

  

210/160

  

210/139

  

210/135

  

210/123

  

Likelihood ratio test

0.002

  

0.002

  

0.0011

  

0.001

  

<.0001