Table 3.
Association between chronic disorders and homebound status in a population testing positive to disability screening
| Disease | Disease prevalence N (%) |
OR (95 % CI)a | OR (95 % CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 372 (47) | 0.71 (0.48–1.06) | 0.86 (0.52–1.43) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 68 (9) | 0.94 (0.47–1.88) | 1.18 (0.49–2.82) |
| Arrhythmias | 102 (13) | 1.16 (0.69–1.96) | 0.87 (0.44–1.74) |
| Heart failure | 25 (3) | 1.55 (0.61–3.95) | 1.04 (0.32–3.38) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 86 (11) | 2.69 (1.56–4.64) | 0.84 (0.41–1.70) |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 14 (2) | 0.74 (0.15–3.67) | 0.57 (0.09–3.42) |
| COPD | 62 (8) | 2.23 (1.16–4.29) | 1.73 (0.78–3.84) |
| Asthma | 25 (3) | 0.95 (0.33–2.77) | 0.56 (0.14–2.27) |
| Diabetes | 134 (17) | 2.30 (1.44–3.68) | 1.87 (1.03–3.41) |
| Thyroid diseases | 75 (9) | 0.87 (0.45–1.67) | 0.90 (0.37–2.19) |
| Chronic renal failure | 29 (4) | 2.94 (1.28–6.77) | 1.39 (0.51–3.77) |
| Chronic liver disease | 6 (1) | 1.01 (0.10–10.22) | 2.55 (0.22–28.96) |
| Anaemia | 33 (4) | 0.81 (0.31–2.11) | 0.68 (0.22–2.09) |
| Cancer | 42 (5) | 2.13 (0.96–4.76) | 1.94 (0.68–5.51) |
| Anxiety disorder | 69 (9) | 0.49 (0.22–1.10) | 0.56 (0.22–1.45) |
| Depression | 140 (18) | 2.03 (1.28–3.22) | 1.40 (0.78–2.49) |
| Dementia | 47 (6) | 3.14 (1.60–6.16) | 0.24 (0.09–0.65) |
| Neurodegenerative diseases and dystrophiesc | 17 (2) | 3.62 (1.16–11.33) | 1.24 (0.30–5.06) |
| Severe mental disease | 8 (1) | 7.09 (1.35–37.16) | 0.46 (0.05–4.15) |
| Arthritis or arthrosis | 401 (51) | 0.96 (0.65–1.41) | 1.79 (1.05–3.05) |
| Hip fracture | 13 (2) | 2.19 (0.59–8.13) | 1.21 (0.17–8.80) |
| Visual impairment | 56 (7) | 3.06 (1.64–5.73) | 1.53 (0.68–3.46) |
| Audition impairment | 36 (5) | 2.35 (1.09–5.07) | 1.46 (0.56–3.79) |
| Urinary incontinence | 42 (5) | 1.45 (0.71–2.97) | 0.64 (0.26–1.59) |
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
aAdjusted for sex, age group, area (rural/urban), and number of years of formal education
bAdditionally adjusted for number of chronic disorders (excluding index disease), disability (ICF Checklist score, in logarithmic transformation), and cognitive impairment (yes/no) except in dementia
cParkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis