Table 2.

Elder Self-Neglect and the Rate of Hospitalization of 6864 Older Adults

Reported Self Neglect (N=1165) Relative Risk (RR), 95% Confidence Intervals for Hospitalization Outcome
	Model A	Model B	Model C	Model D
Age	1.03 (1.03–1.04)	1.03 (1.03–1.04)	1.02 (1.02–1.03)	1.02 (1.01–1.02)
Men	1.18 (1.14–1.23)	1.19 (1.16–1.24)	1.16 (1.12–1.19)	1.23 (1.18–1.27)
Black	0.98 (0.94–1.02)	0.96 (0.92–0.99)	0.89 (0.85–0.92)	0.84 (0.80–0.87)
Education	0.97 (0.97–0.98)	0.98 (0.97–0.98)	0.99 (0.98–0.99)	0.99 (0.99–0.99)
Income	0.94 (0.93–0.95)	0.94 (0.93–0.95)	0.95 (0.94–0.96)	0.96 (0.95–0.97)
Medical Conditions		1.34 (1.32–1.36)	1.33 (1.31–1.36)	1.27 (1.25–1.29)
Cognitive Function			0.81 (0.79–0.83)	0.89 (0.87–0.92)
Physical Function				0.93 (0.93–0.94)
Hospitalization for Reported Self-Neglect	1.86 (1.77–1.95) +	1.58 (1.51–1.66) +	1.58 (1.50–1.66) +	1.43 (1.35–1.49) +
Confirmed Self Neglect(N=913) Relative Risk (RR), 95% Confidence Intervals for Hospitalization Outcome
	Model A	Model B	Model C	Model D
Age	1.03 (1.03–1.04)	1.03 (1.03–1.04)	1.02 (1.02–1.03)	1.02 (1.01–1.02)
Men	1.18 (1.14–1.23)	1.19 (1.16–1.24)	1.16 (1.12–1.20)	1.22 (1.18–1.2)
Black	0.99 (0.96–1.03)	0.97 (0.93–1.01)	0.89 (0.86–0.93)	0.84 (0.81–0.88)
Education	0.97 (0.97–0.98)	0.98 (0.97–0.98)	0.99 (0.98–0.99)	0.99 (0.99–0.99)
Income	0.94 (0.93–0.95)	0.94 (0.93–0.95)	0.95 (0.94–0.96)	0.96 (0.95–0.97)
Medical Conditions		1.35 (1.32–1.37)	1.34 (1.32–1.36)	1.28 (1.25–1.29)
Cognitive Function			0.81 (0.79–0.83)	0.89 (0.87–0.91)
Physical Function				0.93 (0.93–0.94)
Hospitalization for Confirmed Self-Neglect	1.93 (1.84–2.03) +	1.65 (1.56–1.74) +	1.64 (1.56–1.73) +	1.47 (1.39–1.55) +

Note:

⁺p<0.001. Rate of hospitalization refers to the number of hospitalizations per year