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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression

From: Identifying community healthcare supports for the elderly and the factors affecting their aging care model preference: evidence from three districts of Beijing

 

Preferred aging care modela

Cohabiting with children, cared by family

Professional institutions

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Predisposing variables

Age

60–69

0.556

(0.222–1.394)

0.641

(0.226–1.821)

70–79

0.858

(0.388–1.898)

0.676

(0.270–1.964)

80+ (Ref.)

  

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Gender

Male

1.026

(0.614–1.714)

0.959

(0.535–1.719)

Female (Ref.)

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Education

Illiterate

2.704

(0.948–7.717)

0.917

(0.265–3.175)

Primary-

4.399***

(1.940–9.975)

1.553

(0.603–4.000)

Secondary

4.199***

(2.067–8.531)

2.405*

(1.081–5.353)

Tertiary + (Ref.)

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Enabling variables

Monthly income

Less than 3000

2.225*

(1.165–4.249)

1.498

(0.715–3.318)

3000+ (Ref.)

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Live situation

Alone

0.195***

(0.096–0.396)

0.444*

(0.194–0.905)

With spouse only

0.920

(0.510–1.685)

0.882

(0.454–1.714)

Cohabiting with children or others (Ref.)

 

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Number of family-friend helpers

0–3

0.409*

(0.202–0.828)

0.411*

(0.174–0.969)

3 + (Ref.)

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Need variables

Chronic disease

0

0.652

(0.333–1.274)

1.137

(0.526–2.456)

1+ (Ref.)

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ADL

0

1.771

(0.672–4.664)

1.835

(0.595–5.653)

1+ (Ref.)

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IADL

0

0.982

(0.384–2.514)

0.938

(0.319–2.758)

1+ (Ref.)

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Community variables

Home Based Care center

Yes

2.566

(0.524–12.556)

3.144

(0.582–16.988)

No (Ref.)

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Day-care center

Yes

0.360

(0.068–1.907)

0.105

(0.008–1.317)

No (Ref.)

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Activity center

Yes

1.330

(0.769–2.299)

1.256

(0.676–2.335)

No (Ref.)

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Distance to healthcare center

1 km or less

0.489*

(0.272–0.879)

1.183

(0.594–2.354)

2 km or more (Ref.)

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  1. CI confidence interval
  2. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001
  3. aThe reference category is living independently at home is the reference group. Nagelkerke’s pseudo-R 2 = 0.14