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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2015 Jun 27;25(5):441–449. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.04.010

Table 2. Competing-risk regressions of LTC facility discharge.

Total sample Men only Women only
<= 1 month > 1 month <= 3 months > 3 months <= 1 month > 1 month <= 3 months > 3 months <= 1 month > 1 month <= 3 months > 3 months
Predisposing factors
Women (ref. Men) 1.17 *** 1.19 ** 1.22 *** 1.19
Race (ref. non-Hispanic white)
 Non-Hispanic black 1.06 1.10 1.03 1.21 0.96 0.91 1.00 0.89 1.12 * 1.20 + 1.05 1.32
 Hispanic 1.14 * 0.99 1.23 * 0.95 1.41 ** 0.91 1.14 1.03 1.09 1.03 1.30 * 0.90
Age 1.00 0.98 *** 0.99 * 0.96 *** 1.00 0.97 *** 1.00 0.95 *** 0.99 * 0.98 *** 0.99 ** 0.96 ***
Less than high school 0.95 0.87 * 0.97 0.68 ** 0.94 0.96 0.96 0.80 0.95 0.82 * 0.97 0.62 ***
Enabling factors
Married/partnered 0.96 1.01 0.98 1.02 1.00 1.20 1.04 0.92 0.95 0.91 0.92 1.08
Household size 1.03 * 1.06 + 1.03 1.11 + 1.06 * 1.05 1.07 + 1.03 1.02 1.06 + 1.02 1.14 *
Any living children 1.00 1.16 1.13 1.04 1.07 1.11 1.13 1.23 0.97 1.18 1.11 0.94
Any living siblings 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.17 1.04 1.03 1.08 1.02 1.04 1.07 1.03 1.27
Homeownership 1.03 1.11 + 1.04 0.86 1.10 1.10 1.14 0.92 1.01 1.10 0.99 0.85
Annual income 1.02 1.04 * 1.02 1.05 + 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.08 1.01 1.05 * 1.03 1.04
Any Medicaid 1.01 0.69 *** 0.96 0.64 *** 1.01 0.72 * 1.06 0.64 + 1.00 0.66 *** 0.91 0.63 *
Need factors
Home health services 1.07 + 1.42 *** 1.13 ** 1.66 *** 1.17 * 1.47 *** 1.19 * 1.72 ** 1.03 1.40 *** 1.08 + 1.72 **
Special facility or service 1.07 * 1.13 * 1.10 * 1.24 + 1.04 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.07 * 1.14 + 1.10 * 1.36 *
Hospital overnight 1.52 *** 2.81 *** 2.04 *** 2.36 *** 1.36 ** 2.34 *** 1.70 *** 2.14 ** 1.67 *** 3.20 *** 2.38 *** 2.54 ***
Cancer 0.93 1.00 0.92 + 1.04 0.91 1.12 0.93 1.34 0.94 0.94 0.91 0.91
Heart condition 1.03 0.92 0.99 0.93 0.96 0.90 0.93 0.93 1.07 + 0.93 1.02 0.93
Stroke 1.00 1.04 0.99 1.14 1.01 0.97 1.01 0.90 0.98 1.08 0.97 1.28 +
Memory problems 0.95 0.82 ** 0.99 0.84 0.84 0.73 * 0.93 0.70 1.01 0.86 1.02 0.88
ADL disability 1.01 0.91 *** 1.00 0.92 *** 1.02 0.95 * 1.01 0.99 1.00 0.89 *** 0.99 0.88 ***
Cognitive impairment 1.00 1.01 1.01 + 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.01 0.99 1.00 1.01 + 1.01 1.01
Depression 1.00 1.00 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.01 0.99 1.04 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99

N 1096 2255 2222 1129 440 845 879 406 656 1410 1343 723
 Failed 838 1177 1681 334 299 433 610 122 539 744 1071 212
 Competing risk 250 972 522 700 140 369 261 248 110 603 261 452
F-value 4.59 24.3 9.47 9.48 1.89 6.88 3.34 3.39 3.04 19.21 6.56 7.76
***

p<0.001,

**

p<0.01,

*

p<0.05,

+

p<0.1