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Table 3 Determinants of the consideration to relocate residence when aging

From: Residential location of people with chronic spinal cord injury: the importance of local health care infrastructure

 

Residential relocation when aging

Moving close to a specialized SCI center when aging

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age, ref.: 16–45 years

 46–60 years

0.53 (0.29 — 0.96)*

1.23 (0.73 — 2.06)

 61–75 years

0.27 (0.15 — 0.47)*

0.72 (0.41 — 1.23)

 76+ years

0.18 (0.07 — 0.42)*

0.22 (0.05 — 0.71)*

 Sex, Female

1.04 (0.66 — 1.67)

0.87 (0.54 — 1.40)

Severity, ref.: Incomplete paraplegia

 Incomplete tetraplegia

0.99 (0.56 — 1.75)

1.38 (0.78 — 2.43)

 Complete paraplegia

0.96 (0.57 — 1.62)

1.37 (0.82 — 2.31)

 Complete tetraplegia

0.74 (0.35 — 1.62)

1.89 (0.88 — 3.99)

 Cause of SCI, ref.: Traumatic

0.72 (0.43 — 1.22)

1.10 (0.62 — 1.92)

Language region, ref.: German

 French

1.48 (0.91 — 2.46)

0.61 (0.36 — 0.99)*

 Italian

0.40 (0.16 — 1.00)

0.21 (0.03 — 0.74)*

Residential area, ref.: Urban

 Suburban

2.00 (1.23 — 3.28)*

1.15 (0.69 — 1.94)

 Rural

2.19 (1.25 — 3.89)*

0.96 (0.54 — 1.71)

  1. Analysis based on logistic regression adjusted for all determinants listed
  2. Abbreviations: SCI spinal cord injury, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  3. *Odds ratio with p < 0.05