TABLE 1.
Relationship between hoarding and sociodemographic characteristics Eastern Baltimore, 1997–1999
| PREVALENCE N (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
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| Age (in years) | ||
| 34–44 (N=266) | 6 (2.3) | 1.00 |
| 45–54 (N=244) | 7 (2.9) | 1.28 (0.4–3.9) |
| 55–94 (N=225) | 14 (6.2) | 2.88 (1.1–7.6)a |
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| Sex | ||
| Women (N=465) | 12 (2.6) | 1.0 |
| Men (N=270) | 15 (5.6) | 2.22 (1.02–4.8)a |
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| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White (N=442) | 14 (3.2) | 1.0 |
| Other (N=293) | 13 (4.4) | 1.42 (0.7–3.1) |
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| Current marital status | ||
| Married/cohab (N=374) | 11 (2.9) | 1.00 |
| Sep/Divorced (N=180) | 6 (3.3) | 1.14 (0.4–3.1) |
| Never married (N=99) | 5 (5.1) | 1.76 (0.6–5.2) |
| Widowed (N=82) | 5 (6.1) | 2.14 (0.7–6.3) |
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| Lives alone | ||
| No (N=594) | 20 (3.4) | 1.00 |
| Yes (N=141) | 7 (5.0) | 1.50 (0.6–3.6) |
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| Highest grade completed | ||
| Post-HS (N=270) | 10 (3.7) | 1.00 |
| HS graduate (N=213) | 7 (3.3) | 0.88 (0.3–2.4) |
| Not HS graduate (N=247) | 10 (4.0) | 1.10 (0.4–2.7) |
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| Currently employed | ||
| Yes (N=470) | 13 (2.8) | 1.00 |
| No (N=262) | 14 (5.3) | 1.98 (0.92–4.3) |
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| Household income, annual $ | ||
| >49,999 (N=174) | 2 (1.1) | 1.00 |
| 20,000 – 49,999 N=246) | 8 (3.3) | 2.89 (0.6–13.8) |
| <20,000 (N=221) | 11 (5.0) | 4.51 (0.99–20.6)b |
a
p<0.05,
b
p=0.052.