Table 4 .

Variables associated with being the primary informal caregiver of an adult with SCI (n = 1067)*

	Odds ratio	95% Wald confidence limits		Standard error	P value
Caregiver characteristics/lifestyle factors
Caregiver age	0.96	0.94	0.99	0.01	0.002
Caregiver for spouse†	2.99	1.39	6.48	0.39	0.005
Current smoker‡	0.89	0.41	1.91	0.39	0.76
Chronic conditions and mental/physical health§
Diabetes	1.02	0.40	2.58	0.47	0.97
Coronary heart disease	2.77	1.04	7.40	0.50	0.04
Stroke	1.12	0.24	5.21	0.78	0.88
Asthma	0.74	0.30	1.82	0.46	0.51
Obesity	1.79	0.99	3.25	0.30	0.05
Frequent mental distress¶	1.15	0.52	2.54	0.40	0.73
Frequent physical distress**	1.70	0.78	3.71	0.40	0.18

*Likelihood ratio: χ² (10) = 22.76, P = 0.0117; Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-Fit Test: HL 5.2405, P = 0.7316.

†Reference group, non-spouse, includes caring for parent/parent in-law, adult child, other relative (sibling, grandparent, grandchild, other), and non-relative.

^‡Reference group includes past smoker or never smoked.

^§Reference groups for chronic conditions and mental/physical distress was ‘not present.’

^¶Mental distress is defined as ≥14 days in prior month that mental health was not good.

**Physical distress is defined as ≥14 days in prior month that physical health was not good.