Table 3.
Independent variables in the equation of the three indexes and the estimation value of OR
| Variable | Elderly hospitalization | Elderly leaving against medical advice | Elderly hospital avoidance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cOR (95 %.CI) | aOR (95 %.CI) | cOR (95 %.CI) | aOR (95 %.CI) | cOR (95 %.CI) | aOR (95 %.CI) | |
| Per-capita financial level for NCMS a | ||||||
| Level II (2006) | 0.955 (0.384, 2.315) | 0.967 (0.359, 2.610) | - | - | 0.653 (0.089, 4.783) | 0.648 (0.052,8.076) |
| Level III (2008) | 1.457 (0.956, 2.222) | 1.456 (0.847, 2.504) | 0.325 (0.080, 1.316) | 0.229 (0.033, 1.607) | 0.646 (0.059, 7.105) | 0.495 (0.021, 11.912) |
| Level IV (2010) | 1.641 (0.844, 3.190 | 1.550 (0.754, 3.185) | 0.538 (0.091, 3.194) | 0.413 (0.144, 1.185) | 0.205 (0.039, 1.081) | 0.205 (0.020, 2.139) |
| Level V (2012) | 2.276 (1.452, 3.567) ** | 2.295 (1.401, 3.759) ** | 0.093 (0.022, 0.389) ** | 0.099 (0.033, 0.293) ** | 0.100 (0.006, 1.712) | 0.073 (0.003, 1.984) |
| Level VI (2014) | 3.219 (1.187, 8.732) * | 3.045 (1.183, 7.834) * | 0.370 (0.115, 1.188) | 0.407 (0.102, 1.618) | 0.162 (0.047, 0.556) * | 0.143 (0.024, 0.875) * |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 0.995 (0.795, 1.246) | 0.900 (0.695, 1.165) | 0.610 (0.134, 2.772) | 1.762 (0.486, 6.391) | 0.841 (0.656, 1.078) | 1.269 (0.876, 1.837) |
| Age | ||||||
| 75~ | 1.250 (0.685, 2.282) | 1.438 (0.690, 2.996) | 2.853 (1.265, 6.434) * | 0.390 (0.142, 1.070) | 1.220 (0.498, 2.986) | 1.295 (0.610, 2.751) |
| 85~ | 0.699 (0.501, 0.975) * | 0.802 (0.396, 1.621) | 0.731 (0.201, 2.662) | 1.422 (0.280, 7.224) | 2.205 (0.465, 10.475) | 2.555 (0.720, 9.072) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| No-farmer | 1.149 (0.445, 2.967) | 0.979 (0.391, 2.450) | 0.546 (0.123, 2.429) | 0.743 (0.052, 10.696) | 0.201 (0.019, 2.169) | 0.208 (0.015, 1.872) |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Elementary school | 1.135 (0.829, 1.555) | 1.019 (0.849, 1.222) | 0.806 (0.444, 1.463) | 1.357 (0.421, 4.372) | 0.700 (0.424, 1.155) | 1.300 (0.809, 2.092) |
| Middle school and above | 1.232 (0.858, 1.769) | 0.990 (0.716, 1.368) | 1.617 (0.209, 12.487) | 1.684 (0.545, 5.204) | 0.813 (0.285, 2.318) | 1.620 (0.735, 3.574) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 0.699 (0.509, 0.961) * | 0.662 (0.419, 1.044) | 0.763 (0.267, 2.182) | 0.832 (0.218, 3.181) | 2.568 (0.603, 10.940) | 2.946 (0.762, 11.383) |
| Labor force (yes) | 1.249 (0.962, 1.622) | 1.051 (0.697, 1.584) | 0.462 (0.166, 1.285) | 0.388 (0.110, 1.375) | 0.929 (0.295, 2.919) | 0.876 (0.405, 1.895) |
| Chronic disease (yes) | 2.069 (1.355, 3.159) ** | 2.089 (1.450, 3.011) ** | 2.477 (0.607, 10.109) | 2.433 (0.542, 10.931) | 4.213 (2.007, 8.842) ** | 5.759 (2.943, 11.268) ** |
| Per-capita income per year b | ||||||
| Group II | 0.960 (0.654, 1.407) | 1.155 (0.638, 2.091) | 1.349 (0.300, 9.109) | 2.516 (0.805, 7.862) | 1.016 (0.454, 2.273) | 1.187 (0.358, 3.940) |
| Group III | 1.059 (0.724, 1.548) | 1.089 (0.796, 1.489) | 1.812 (0.158, 20.834) | 1.920 (0.352, 10.485) | 0.428 (0.176, 1.040) | 0.762 (0.213, 2.725) |
| Group IV | 1.365 (0.889, 2.098) | 1.033 (0. 695, 1.536) | 3.077 (0. 637, 14.869) | 6.887 (2.035, 23.303)* | 0.600 (0.354, 1.016) | 0.932 (0.235, 3.694) |
| Group V | 1.502 (0.709, 3.186) | 1.103 (0.640, 1.900) | 3.282 (0.273, 39.525) | 2.206 (0.219, 22.238) | 0.323 (0.147, 0.708)* | 0.464 (0.115, 1.877) |
a The survey of leaving against medical advice started in 2006
b The per capita income per year was inflated to the year of 2014 using rural consumer price index and divided into five groups when sorted from low to high (V is the highest)
** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05