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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Elder Abuse Negl. 2013 Mar;25(2):97–125. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2013.751811

TABLE 4.

Association of Depression and Elder Mistreatment in Urban and Rural Populations

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Model A Model B Model C Model D
Urban Population
Age 0.92 (0.88-0.97) 0.93 (0.88-0.97) 0.92 (0.87-0.96) 0.90 (0.86-0.95)
Sex 0.85 (0.46-1.56) 0.93 (0.49-1.76) 0.99 (0.51-1.93) 0.98 (0.49-1.93)
Education 0.97 (0.89-1.04) 0.95 (0.89-1.03) 0.96 (0.89-1.04)
Income 1.52 (1.09-2.13) 1.47 (1.04-2.08) 1.49 (1.05-2.12)
Marital Status 2.16 (0.92-5.08) 1.99 (0.85-4.71)
Number of Children 1.18 (0.94-1.48) 1.17 (0.93-2.50)
Medical Co-morbidities 1.44 (1.06-1.94)
Depression 1.79 (1.39-2.31) 1.67 (1.27-2.19) 1.92 (1.39-2.63) 1.81 (1.31-2.50)
Rural Population
Age 1.03 (0.97-1.09) 1.03 (0.97-1.10) 1.02 (0.95-1.09) 1.03 (0.96-1.11)
Sex 1.04 (0.49-2.16) 1.06 (0.49-2.28) 1.07 (0.49-2.35) 0.97 (0.43-2.19)
Education 0.87 (0.78-0.98) 0.86 (0.77-0.97) 0.87 (0.77-0.97)
Income 0.77 (0.52-1.12) 0.65 (0.42-0.99) 0.68 (0.44-1.06)
Marital Status 0.49 (0.19-1.22) 0.49 (0.19-1.23)
Number of Children 1.29 (0.99-1.67) 1.23 (0.93-1.62)
Medical Co-morbidities 1.89 (1.25-2.85)
Depression 1.49 (1.15-1.92) 1.48 (1.14-1.92) 1.48 (1.13-1.93) 1.35 (1.02-1.80)