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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 5.

Multivariate Associations of Airway Obstruction with ≥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)

FEV1, % predicted
  ≥ 81 Ref. Ref. Ref.
  71–80 1.12 (0.63–1.99) 1.13 (0.58–2.23) 0.87 (0.44–1.72)
  61–70 1.08 (0.63–1.87) 0.84 (0.46–1.52) 0.83 (0.42–1.64)
  ≤ 60 1.85 (1.15–2.97)* 1.21 (0.72–2.03) 1.09 (0.63–1.87)

Age, years
  60–64 - Ref. Ref.
  65–74 - 1.09 (0.70–1.70) 0.93 (0.57–1.54)
  ≥75 - 0.74 (0.70–1.37) 0.66 (0.34–1.28)

Female - 1.94 (0.99–3.79) 1.44 (0.67–3.09)

Race
  White non-Hispanic/other - Ref. Ref.
  Black, non-Hispanic - 1.67 (0.88–3.22) 1.30 (0.66–2.55)
  Hispanic - 2.46 (1.28–4.75)** 1.81 (0.93–3.51)

Education
  College graduate or higher - Ref. Ref.
  High school graduate or equivalent - 1.69 (0.90–3.15) 2.21 (1.13–4.32)*
  Some high school or less - 1.70 (0.94–3.06) 1.57 (0.87–2.84)

Monthly income ≤ $750 - 2.46 (1.44–4.20)** 1.81 (1.01–3.24)*

Married or living with partner - 0.86 (0.51–1.45) 1.02 (0.56–1.77)

Social isolation
  Low risk of isolation Ref. Ref.
  Moderate to high risk - 0.88 (0.54–1.45) 0.78 (0.46–1.32)
  Socially isolated - 1.09 (0.57–2.10) 0.88 (0.44–1.77)

General health, poor to good - - 4.53 (2.13–9.63)***

Chronic conditions - -
  Congestive heart failure - - 1.37 (0.75–2.47)
  Diabetes - - 1.10 (0.69–1.76)
  Osteoarthritis - - 2.97 (1.64–5.36)***

Depression, moderate-severe - - 2.58 (1.56–4.26)***

Cognitive impairment - - 1.35 (0.84–2.15)

Ref. denotes reference value; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second

*

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