Table 4. Multivariable Poisson regression analysis for predicting the total number of devices and functions used among caregivers (n=486).
| Outcome and variables | ba (SE) | IRRb (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of devices | |||||
| Age | 0.001 (0.002) | 1.001 (0.997-1.005) | .67 | ||
| Female | 0.035 (0.059) | 1.036 (0.923-1.162) | .55 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | −0.026 (0.054) | 0.975 (0.877-1.083) | .63 | ||
| Household income less than US $50,000 | −0.130 (0.053) | 0.878 (0.791-0.975) | .02 | ||
| High school or lower educational attainment | −0.086 (0.066) | 0.918 (0.806-1.045) | .20 | ||
| Rural residence | −0.079 (0.094) | 0.924 (0.769-1.110) | .40 | ||
| Number of functions | |||||
| Age | −0.008 (0.002) | 0.992 (0.989-0.996) | <.001 | ||
| Female | −0.017 (0.053) | 0.983 (0.886-1.090) | .74 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | −0.046 (0.048) | 0.955 (0.869-1.049) | .34 | ||
| Household income less than US $50,000 | −0.097 (0.048) | 0.908 (0.826-0.998) | .04 | ||
| High school or lower educational attainment | −0.188 (0.061) | 0.829 (0.735-0.934) | .002 | ||
| Rural residence | −0.068 (0.085) | 0.934 (0.792-1.103) | .42 | ||
b: regression coefficient.
IRR: incidence rate ratio.