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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 9.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gerontol. 2023 Feb 9;46(5):745–758. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2177573

Table 3.

Correlates of changes in going-outside frequency between 2020 and 2021: Multinomial logistic regression results

Vs. No change
Increased frequency
RRR (95% CI)
Decreased frequency
RRR (95% CI)
Past-month frequency of going outside in 2020: vs. every day/most days
Some days 1.79 (1.13–2.84)* 1.93 (1.38–2.70)***
Rarely/never 1.58 (0.99–2.54) 1.83 (1.24–2.69)**
Number of diagnosed medical conditions 1.07 (0.95–1.21) 1.19 (1.06–1.33)**
Past month pain level: vs. No bothersome pain
Bothersome but not activity limiting 1.70 (1.16–2.50)** 1.21 (0.88–1.68)
Activity-limiting 1.20 (0.77–1.85) 1.85 (1.33–2.59)***
Mobility device use vs. no use 0.80 (0.58–1.11) 1.66 (1.21–2.28)**
Depression/anxiety (PHQ-4 score) 0.97 (0.90–1.05) 1.12 (1.05–1.18)***
Clock drawing test score: vs. accurate/reasonably accurate
Mildly distorted 0.56 (0.36–0.88)* 1.11 (0.83–1.49)
Moderately/severely distorted/unrecognizable 0.84 (0.54–1.29) 0.99 (0.64–1.55)
Missing 0.96 (0.40–2.32) 1.08 (0.61–1.89)
Perceived worse memory than in 2020: vs. same of better memory 1.07 (0.76–1.50) 2.06 (1.59–2.68)***
Barrier to social engagement: COVID 0.89 (0.70–1.13) 1.55 (1.13–2.11)**
Barrier to social engagement: Transportation problem 0.76 (0.40–1.45) 2.23 (1.35–3.68)**
Use of video calling with family/friend 1.25 (0.86–1.82) 0.90 (0.64–1.27)
Use of social network media 1.46 (1.03–2.07)* 0.83 (0.61–1.13)
Age group: vs. 70–74 years
75–79 years 0.81 (0.57–1.15) 1.45 (0.99–2.11)
80–84 years 0.59 (0.42–0.82)** 1.14 (0.77–1.66)
85–89 years 0.60 (0.38–0.97)* 1.25 (0.79–1.99)
90+ years 0.39 (0.19–0.81)* 1.87 (1.16–3.02)*
Female vs. male 2.39 (1.73–3.31)*** 1.67 (1.25–2.24)*
Race/ethnicity: vs. Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Black 1.12 (0.77–1.63) 1.64 (1.16–2.32)**
Hispanic 0.42 (0.18–1.01) 1.23 (0.71–2.13)
All other 1.32 (0.51–3.41) 1.04 (0.46–2.32)
Model statistics N=3,060; design df=55; F (46,10)=11.71; p<.001
*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.001