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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2013 May 27;173(10):911–917. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.238

Table 3.

Reported and Confirmed Elder Abuse and the Risk of Hospitalization

RR (95% CI)

Model A Model B Model C Model D

Reported elder abuse 2.27 (1.68–3.06) 2.04 (1.49–2.79) 1.95 (1.41–2.69) 2.00 (1.45–2.75)
 Age 1.04 (1.04–1.05) 1.03 (1.03–1.04) 1.01 (1.01–1.02) 1.01 (1.01–1.02)
 Men 1.09 (1.02–1.17) 1.17 (1.09–1.26) 1.21 (1.13–1.29) 1.20 (1.12–1.29)
 Black 0.97 (0.90–1.05) 0.81 (0.75–0.87) 0.81 (0.75–0.88)
 Education 0.97 (0.96–0.99) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.99 (0.99–1.01)
 Income 0.95 (0.93–0.97) 0.96 (0.95–0.98) 0.97 (0.95–0.98)
 Medical conditions 1.24 (1.19–1.29) 1.23 (1.19–1.28)
 Cognitive function 0.96 (0.81–0.91) 0.87 (0.82–0.92)
 Physical function 0.94 (0.92–0.95) 0.94 (0.93–0.95)
 Depressive symptom 1.05 (1.03–1.07)
 Social engagement 0.98 (0.95–0.99)
 Social network 1.01 (1.00–1.01)
Confirmed elder abuse 2.97 (2.04–4.31) 2.84 (1.97–4.08) 2.76 (1.87–4.07) 2.72 (1.84–4.03)
 Age 1.04 (1.04–1.05) 1.03 (1.03–1.04) 1.01 (1.01–1.02) 1.01 (1.01–1.02)
 Men 1.09 (1.02–1.17) 1.17 (1.09–1.26) 1.21 (1.13–1.29) 1.20 (1.12–1.29)
 Black 0.97 (0.90–1.05) 0.81 (0.74–0.87) 0.81 (0.75–0.88)
 Education 0.97 (0.96–0.98) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.99 (0.99–1.01)
 Income 0.95 (0.93–0.97) 0.96 (0.95–0.98) 0.97 (0.95–0.98)
 Medical conditions 1.24 (1.19–1.29) 1.23 (1.19–1.28)
 Cognitive function 0.86 (0.81–0.91) 0.87 (0.82–0.92)
 Physical function 0.93 (0.92–0.95) 0.94 (0.93–0.95)
 Depressive symptom 1.05 (1.03–1.07)
 Social engagement 0.98 (0.96–0.99)
 Social network 1.01 (1.00–1.01)

Abbreviations: RR, risk ratio; ellipses, not included in model.