Table 3.
Hazard Ratios (95%CI) for Admission to a Skilled Nursing Facility by Self‐Reported Physical Functioning and Self‐Rated General Health
| Self‐Reported Physical Functioning | Self‐Rated General Health | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (N=61) | Moderate‐High (N=356) | Poor (N=54) | Fair (N=135) | Good‐Excellent (N=228) | |
| Skilled nursing facility admission | |||||
| Rate* | 21.7 | 10.1 | 18.2 | 11.5 | 10.0 |
| Crude | 2.07 (1.23 to 3.50) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.79 (1.00 to 3.23) | 1.14 (0.71 to 1.83) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Age‐ and sex‐adjusted | 1.93 (1.15 to 3.26) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.99 (1.10 to 3.59) | 1.32 (0.82 to 2.12) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Adjusted* | 1.46 (0.80 to 2.67) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.49 (0.77 to 2.86) | 1.09 (0.64 to 1.87) | 1.00 (ref) |
*
Crude rate of nursing home placement per 100 person‐years.
*
Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, prevalent vs incident heart failure status, ejection fraction, and diabetes.