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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012 Jul 5;56(1):192–198. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.06.008

Table 2.

Reported Elder Self-Neglect and the Risk of Hospice Care Utilization

Relative Risk (RR), 95% Confidence Intervals
Model A Model B Model C Model D
Age 1.10 (1.09-1.11) 1.10 (1.09-1.11) 1.08 (1.07-1.09) 1.08 (1.07-1.09)
Men 1.39 (1.26-1.56) 1.41 (1.26-1.58) 1.45 (1.29-1.64) 1.42 (1.26-1.60)
Black 0.71 (0.64-0.79) 0.66 (0.58-0.75) 0.53 (0.46-0.61) 0.54 (0.46-0.62)
Education 0.98 (0.97-1.02) 1.01 (0.99-1.03) 1.01 (0.99-1.03)
Income 0.99 (0.97-1.02) 1.02 (0.99-1.05) 1.02 (0.99-1.05)
Medical Conditions 1.14 (1.07-1.21) 1.14 (1.07-1.21)
Cognitive Function 0.69 (0.63-0.75) 0.70 (0.64-0.77)
Physical Function 0.94 (0.92-0.95) 0.94 (0.93-0.96)
Depressive
Symptoms
1.01 (0.98-1.03)
Social Network 1.00 (0.99-1.01)
Social Engagement 0.94 (0.91-0.98)
Reported Self-
Neglect
2.63 (2.28-3.02) 2.61 (2.27-3.00) 2.43 (2.10-2.81) 2.43 (2.10-2.81)