Table 5.
Age-adjusted and multivariate-adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) for low number of visits per day (<0.5) and low number of telephone calls (<0.5) by next-of-kin in relation to socioeconomic status
| Variable | Socioeconomic status | P for trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Intermediate | Low | ||
| Visits per day by next-of-kin | ||||
| All patients | ||||
| Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.25 (0.76–2.06) | 1.72 (0.97–3.03) | 0.017 |
| Multivariate-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.10 (0.64–1.90) | 1.22 (0.64–2.33) | 0.292 |
| Men | ||||
| Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.28 (0.68–2.40) | 2.44 (1.19–5.01) | 0.003 |
| Multivariate-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.22 (0.60–2.51) | 1.85 (0.79–4.30) | 0.054 |
| Women | ||||
| Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.32 (0.57–3.04) | 0.88 (0.34–2.32) | 0.752 |
| Multivariate-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 0.92 (0.35–2.42) | 0.52 (0.17–1.66) | 0.477 |
| Telephone calls per day by next-of-kin | ||||
| All patients | ||||
| Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.06 (0.68–1.65) | 1.20 (0.71–2.02) | 0.528 |
| Multivariate-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.13 (0.70–1.84) | 1.28 (0.71–2.31) | 0.565 |
| Men | ||||
| Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.15 (0.66–1.98) | 1.57 (0.82–3.00) | 0.120 |
| Multivariate-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.20 (0.64–2.22) | 1.40 (0.66–2.98) | 0.426 |
| Women | ||||
| Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 0.85 (0.39–1.85) | 0.66 (0.26–1.68) | 0.240 |
| Multivariate-adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 0.96 (0.36–2.56) | 0.64 (0.19–2.10) | 0.250 |