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. 2010 Apr;100(Suppl 1):S256–S262. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.173468

TABLE 3.

Multivariate Predictors of Influenza and Pneumococcus Vaccination: National Nursing Home Survey, 2004

Influenza Vaccination
Pneumococcal Vaccination
Unvaccinated Residents
Undocumented Residents
Unvaccinated Residents
Undocumented Residents
OR P OR P OR P OR P
Black (vs White) 1.84 ≤.001 1.85 .001 1.70 ≤.001 1.95 ≤.001
Age, y
    < 65 1.30 .04 1.09 .581 1.25 .03 1.19 .123
    65–84 1.02 .811 0.96 .667 1.10 .085 1.04 .525
    ≥ 85 (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Female gender 0.97 .763 0.88 .209 0.99 .829 0.97 .68
Veteran 0.72 .055 0.52 .006 0.99 .937 0.78 .195
Length of stay ≥ 6 mo 0.24 ≤.001 0.30 ≤.001 0.38 ≤.001 0.41 ≤.001
Payment source for past mo
    Medicare 1.55 .001 1.43 .032 1.23 .06 0.97 .8
    Medicaid (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Private 1.28 .079 0.93 .728 1.13 .319 1.17 .349
    Other 1.24 .028 1.66 .001 1.03 .683 1.49 ≤.001
No. of difficult ADLs 1.00 .468 1.00 .598 0.99 .035 1.00 .442
Indication of depressed mood 0.99 .904 0.90 .33 1.05 .464 1.05 .531
Any behavioral symptoms 0.86 .102 1.05 .655 0.95 .423 1.02 .825
Dementia 1.00 .966 0.81 .081 0.87 .059 0.90 .238
Heart disease 0.84 .05 0.83 .078 1.02 .766 0.80 .004
Chronic pulmonary disease 1.12 .291 1.10 .47 0.90 .143 0.98 .852
Asthma 1.04 .875 0.97 .899 0.84 .312 0.91 .627
Diabetes 1.23 .025 1.10 .42 0.94 .301 0.94 .422
Chronic renal disease 0.70 .177 1.01 .983 0.75 .105 1.09 .653
For-profit facility 1.40 .008 1.47 .048 2.12 ≤.001 1.77 ≤.001
No. of beds
    < 50 (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    50–99 1.59 .058 2.10 .015 1.10 .527 0.88 .566
    100–199 1.72 .024 2.67 .001 1.13 .415 1.15 .515
    ≥ 200 1.87 .028 1.77 .204 1.06 .797 0.50 .071
Location
    Metropolitan (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Micropolitan 0.75 .058 0.90 .688 0.92 .492 0.89 .54
    Rural 0.50 ≤.001 0.68 .143 1.02 .869 0.81 .265

Note. OR = odds ratio; ADLs = activities of daily living. ADLs include bed mobility, transfer, dressing, eating, toileting, personal hygiene, and bathing.