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. 2017 Jan 31;17:38. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0436-1

Table 4.

Multiple logistic regression of LTC needs stratified by gender

Male Female
Family care vs. HCBC Institutional care vs. HCBC Family care vs. HCBC Institutional care vs. HCBC
p OR p OR p OR p OR
Predisposing characteristics
 Age
  70 or above 0.338 1.323 0.753 1.159 0.469 0.810 0.382 0.667
  (60–69)
 Educational level
  Primary school or below 0.512 1.312 0.532 0.624 0.094 1.952 0.176 0.379
  Junior high school or senior high school 0.062 1.686 0.445 1.409 0.425 1.283 0.419 0.690
  (College or above)
 Marital status
  Currently not married 0.300 0.679 0.618 1.341 0.114 1.666 0.004 3.984
  (Currently married)
 Region
  BJ 0.041 0.374 0.901 0.915 0.116 0.557 0.436 1.592
  GZ 0.001 0.196 0.036 0.145 0.004 0.324 0.015 0.110
  HB 0.016 0.278 0.874 0.881 0.145 0.489 0.972 1.026
  (XA)
Enabling factors
 Income 0.192 0.949 0.984 1.001 0.525 1.043 0.286 0.873
 Number of children 0.009 1.464 0.263 1.291 0.209 1.170 0.728 0.926
 Contact frequency with children
  Infrequently 0.991 1.008 0.019 6.739 0.378 0.579 0.307 0.279
  Sometimes 0.729 1.148 0.340 1.780 0.172 1.833 0.071 2.909
  (Frequently)
Need factors
 IADL 0.731 0.967 0.145 0.818 0.147 1.122 0.746 1.045
 Number of diseases 0.506 0.915 0.615 1.112 0.298 0.882 0.731 1.068
Psychosocial factors
 Intergenerational relationships 0.535 1.107 0.019 0.569 0.976 0.996 0.342 0.790
 Unmet care service needs 0.342 0.964 0.798 0.984 0.004 0.904 0.013 0.867
 Self-image 0.029 1.039 0.019 1.070 0.326 1.016 0.456 1.020