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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Elder Abuse Negl. 2012 Jul;24(3):216–230. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2011.652923

Table 1.

Results of Logistic Regression Analyses Predicting Emotional Symptoms plus Functional Impairment

Predictor Emotional Symptoms plus Fx Impairment
OR 95% CI p-value
Model 1. Demographics
Age
 60–70 years 1.00 .001
 71 years and over 0.62 0.48–0.80
Ethnic Categories
 White 1.00 .112
 All other groups 1.29 0.94–1.76
Employment
 Employed 1.00 .001
 Not Employed 1.75 1.25–2.47
Marital Status
 Married/Cohabitating 1.00 .124
 Single/Divorced/Separated 1.33 1.01–1.76
 Widowed 1.13 0.85–1.51
Income
 ≤$35,000 1.00 .001
 >$35,000 0.43 0.33–0.56
Sex
 Male 1.00 .458
 Female 1.10 0.86–1.40
Model 2. Mistreatment
Physical Abuse since Age 60
 No 1.00 .044
 Yes 2.07 1.02–4.21
Emotional Abuse since Age 60
 No 1.00 .001
 Yes 2.57 1.89–3.51
Sexual Abuse since Age 60
 No 1.00 .036
 Yes 3.83 1.10–13.37
Model 3. PTE
Prior PTE
 No 1.00 - .001
 Yes 2.28 1.85–2.81
Model 4. Dependency variables
Level of Social Support
 High 1.00 - .001
 Low 4.01 2.92–5.51
Use of Social Services
 No 1.00 - .808
 Yes 0.97 0.73–1.28
Needs ADL Help
 No 1.00 - .001
 Yes 2.19 1.63–2.94
Physical Health
 Good 1.00 - .001
 Poor 5.00 3.80–6.57
Final Model
Age
 60–70 years 1.00 - .037
 71 years and over 0.66 0.44–0.98
Employment
 Employed 1.00 - .632
 Not Employed 1.16 0.63–2.14
Income
 ≤$35,000 1.00 .604
 >$35,000 0.89 0.57–1.39
Sexual Abuse
 No 1.00 - .247
 Yes 2.93 0.47–18.10
Physical Abuse
 No 1.00 - .645
 Yes 1.27 0.46–3.48
Emotional Abuse
 No 1.00 - .026
 Yes 1.72 1.07–2.78
PTE
 No 1.00 - .001
 Yes 2.05 1.35–3.10
Physical Health
 Good 1.00 - .001
 Poor 5.54 3.66–8.38
Social Support
 High 1.00 - .001
 Low 3.37 2.08–5.47
Needs ADL Help
 No 1.00 - .018
 Yes 1.63 1.09–2.45