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. 2024 Mar 29;24:924. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18372-6

Table 4.

Proportion unvaccinated and factors associated with non-vaccination status against seasonal influenza among participants in the first follow-up visit (2015-18) of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: care recipients aged 65 years and older (N = 5,559).

Full Model
N = 4,521
Proportion Unvaccinated (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Age (Years)
 85–92 0.21 (0.18, 0.23) Ref
 75–84 0.21 (0.19, 0.22) 1.05 (0.83, 1.34)
 65–74 0.31 (0.29, 0.32) 1.88 (1.48, 2.39)
Province of Residence
 Ontario 0.20 (0.17, 0.22) Ref
 Newfoundland 0.32 (0.26, 0.38) 1.99 (1.41, 2.82)
 Prince Edward Island 0.19 (0.12, 0.25) 0.84 (0.49, 1.43)
 Nova Scotia 0.15 (0.12, 0.19) 0.71 (0.50, 1.01)
 New Brunswick 0.27 (0.20, 0.35) 1.13 (0.70, 1.81)
 Quebec 0.33 (0.31, 0.36) 1.90 (1.52, 2.38)
 Manitoba 0.26 (0.23, 0.30) 1.16 (0.86, 1.58)
 Saskatchewan 0.28 (0.21, 0.36) 1.45 (0.90, 2.33)
 Alberta 0.20 (0.17, 0.23) 0.98 (0.74, 1.30)
 British Columbia 0.27 (0.24, 0.29) 1.45 (1.16, 1.81)
Sex
 Male 0.24 (0.22, 0.25) Ref
 Female 0.26 (0.24, 0.27) 1.09 (0.93, 1.27)
Urban or Rural
 Rural 0.29 (0.26, 0.32) Ref
 Urban 0.24 (0.23, 0.25) 0.77 (0.62, 0.94)
Household Income (Canadian Dollars)
 < 20,000 0.37 (0.33, 0.41) Ref
 ≥20,000 to < 50,000 0.29 (0.27, 0.31) 0.78 (0.61, 0.99)
 ≥50,000 to < 100,000 0.21 (0.19, 0.23) 0.52 (0.40, 0.68)
 ≥100,000 to < 150,000 0.17 (0.13, 0.20) 0.38 (0.27, 0.55)
 ≥150,000 0.17 (0.13, 0.22) 0.42 (0.27, 0.64)
Education
 Less than secondary school graduation 0.29 (0.25, 0.33) Ref
 Secondary school graduation, no post-secondary education 0.26 (0.23, 0.29) 0.93 (0.68, 1.26)
 Some post-secondary education 0.27 (0.23, 0.31) 1.28 (0.92, 1.78)
 Post-secondary degree/diploma 0.24 (0.22, 0.25) 0.94 (0.73, 1.22)
Race
 White 0.24 (0.23, 0.26) Ref
 Non-white 0.36 (0.29, 0.43) 2.04 (1.39, 2.99)
CMC by Type
 Heart Disease 0.22 (0.20, 0.25) 0.87 (0.72, 1.07)
 Respiratory Disorders 0.20 (0.17, 0.23) 0.63 (0.49, 0.81)
 Kidney Disease or Failure 0.21 (0.17, 0.25) 0.78 (0.57, 1.05)
 Asthma 0.23 (0.20, 0.26) 0.97 (0.77, 1.22)
 Diabetes 0.23 (0.21, 0.25) 0.87 (0.72, 1.06)
 Cancer 0.22 (0.20, 0.24) 0.88 (0.72, 1.06)
 Other CMC 0.24 (0.22, 0.25) 0.88 (0.71, 1.09)
Number of CMC
 0 0.29 (0.26, 0.32) Ref
 1 0.28 (0.25, 0.30) 1.10 (0.85, 1.44)
 ≥ 2 0.22 (0.21, 0.24) 0.92 (0.62, 1.36)
Care or Assistance Received
 Professional 0.23 (0.21, 0.24) 0.89 (0.74, 1.06)
 Non-Professional 0.25 (0.24, 0.27) 1.08 (0.87, 1.34)
Type of Healthcare Utilization, Past 12 Months
 Family Doctor Contact 0.24 (0.23, 0.25) 0.61 (0.41, 0.90)
 Specialist Contact 0.23 (0.22, 0.24) 0.71 (0.59, 0.86)
 Hospitalization History 0.25 (0.23, 0.27) 1.16 (0.98, 1.36)
Self-Rated Health
 Excellent 0.28 (0.24, 0.32) Ref
 Very Good 0.25 (0.23, 0.27) 0.99 (0.75, 1.29)
 Good 0.24 (0.22, 0.26) 0.94 (0.72, 1.23)
 Fair 0.25 (0.23, 0.28) 1.10 (0.81, 1.48)
 Poor 0.21 (0.17, 0.26) 0.84 (0.56, 1.25)
Number in Household Besides Participant
 0 0.27 (0.25, 0.29) Ref
 1 0.23 (0.21, 0.25) 0.99 (0.83, 1.17)
 ≥ 2 0.26 (0.22, 0.30) 1.11 (0.85, 1.45)
Exercise Past Week
 None or Seldom 0.24 (0.23, 0.26) Ref
 Sometimes or Often 0.27 (0.24, 0.31) 1.08 (0.88, 1.34)
Smoking Currently
 Not at All 0.24 (0.23, 0.25) Ref
 Occasionally 0.33 (0.19, 0.48) 1.43 (0.66, 3.12)
 Daily 0.34 (0.29, 0.40) 1.46 (1.06, 1.99)
Alcohol Past 12 Months
 Never 0.27 (0.25, 0.30) Ref
 Occasionally 0.28 (0.25, 0.31) 1.07 (0.85, 1.35)
 Regular 0.23 (0.22, 0.25) 0.90 (0.74, 1.09)