TABLE 5.
Association of Loneliness and Elder Mistreatment in Urban and Rural Populations
| Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model A | Model B | Model C | Model D | |
| Urban Population | ||||
| Age | 0.93 (0.89-0.97) | 0.93 (0.89-0.98) | 0.93 (0.88-0.97) | 0.91 (0.86-0.96) |
| Sex | 0.78 (0.44-1.39) | 0.87 (0.47-1.62) | 0.94 (0.49-1.79) | 0.93 (0.48-1.78) |
| Education | 0.98 (0.91-1.05) | 0.97 (0.89-1.05) | 0.98 (0.90-1.06) | |
| Income | 1.69 (1.22-2.34) | 1.66 (1.19-2.31) | 1.67 (1.19-2.34) | |
| Marital Status | 1.44 (0.66-3.13) | 1.42 (0.65-3.11) | ||
| Number of Children | 1.15 (0.93-1.44) | 1.15 (0.91-1.44) | ||
| Medical Co-morbidities | 1.55 (1.16-2.08) | |||
| Loneliness | 1.30 (1.06-1.59) | 1.21 (0.97-1.49) | 1.25 (0.99-1.58) | 1.23 (0.97-1.56) |
| Rural Population | ||||
| Age | 1.04 (0.98-1.10) | 1.04 (0.98-1.11) | 1.03 (0.96-1.10) | 1.04 (0.97-1.12) |
| Sex | 0.95 (0.46-1.94) | 0.98 (0.46-2.07) | 0.99 (0.46-2.14) | 0.93 (0.42-2.08) |
| Education | 0.88 (0.79-0.98) | 0.87 (0.78-0.98) | 0.87 (0.78-0.98) | |
| Income | 0.79 (0.54-1.15) | 0.67 (0.45-1.02) | 0.71 (0.46-1.09) | |
| Marital Status | 0.55 (0.23-1.34) | 0.52 (0.21-1.29) | ||
| Number of Children | 1.30 (1.01-1.67) | 1.22 (0.93-1.59) | ||
| Medical Co-morbidities | 1.95 (1.31-2.92) | |||
| Loneliness | 1.04 (0.98-1.10) | 1.27 (1.01-1.61) | 1.27 (1.00-1.62) | 1.19 (0.92-1.54) |