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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 May 10;64(5):1046–1053. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14108

Table 4.

Multivariate Associations of Poor Asthma Control with ≥1 Limitations in Activities of Daily Living

≥1 Limitations in Activities of Daily Living

Model 1
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Model 2
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Model 3
Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Poor asthma control 2.61 (1.79–3.80)*** 1.97 (1.28–3.03)** 1.56 (1.00–2.44)*

Age, years
  60–64 - Ref. Ref.
  65–74 - 1.17 (0.74–1.85) 0.99 (0.60–1.63)
  ≥75 - 0.87 (0.47–1.60) 0.72 (0.37–1.40)

Female - 1.82 (0.94–3.53) 1.39 (0.65–2.96)

Race/Ethnicity
  White non-Hispanic/other - Ref. Ref.
  Black, non-Hispanic - 1.66 (0.87–3.25) 1.28 (0.65–2.50)
  Hispanic - 2.48 (1.27–4.84)** 1.81 (0.93–3.51)

Education
  College graduate or higher - Ref. Ref.
  High school graduate or equivalent - 1.72 (0.90–3.29) 2.27 (1.15–4.47)**
  Some high school or less - 1.70 (0.95–3.06) 1.59 (0.88–2.88)

Monthly income ≤ $750 - 2.28 (1.33–3.92)** 1.77 (0.99–3.15)

Married or living with partner - 0.92 (0.54–1.56) 1.05 (0.61–1.81)

Social isolation
  Low risk of isolation Ref. Ref.
  Moderate to high risk - 0.89 (0.54–1.47) 0.79 (0.47–1.34)
  Socially isolated - 1.06 (0.55–2.04) 0.86 (0.43–1.71)

General health, poor to good - - 4.06 (1.93–8.52)***

Chronic conditions - -
  Congestive heart failure - - 1.36 (0.76–2.44)
  Diabetes - - 1.16 (0.73–1.87)
  Osteoarthritis - - 3.09 (1.71–5.60)***

Depression, moderate-severe - - 2.32 (1.40–3.85)**

Cognitive impairment - - 1.33 (0.83–2.12)

Ref. denotes reference value

*

P<.05,

**

P<.01,

***

P<.001

Model 1: Unadjusted model

Model 2: Adjusted for patient demographics and social support

Model 3: Adjusted for patient demographics, social support, and health status