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. 2017 Jul 19;12(7):e0180935. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180935

Table 3. Univariate logistic regression results–selected demographic and clinical factors associated with formal care use.

Whole sample (n = 86) Community-dwelling (n = 65)
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
Participant age 0.98 (0.92–1.36) 0.39 0.91 (0.81–1.02) 0.09
Participant sex 1.04 (0.39–2.81) 0.95 0.99 (0.30–3.33) 0.99
Participant dementia typea 0.36 (0.15–0.90) 0.03 0.42 (0.14–1.30) 0.14
Supporter age 0.99 (0.94–1.04) 0.61 0.99 (0.92–1.07) 0.75
Supporter sex 1.79 (0.71–4.55) 0.23 2.02 (0.60–6.81) 0.26
Supporter working hoursb N/A 1.02 (0.99–1.06) 0.39
Supporter time spent caring 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.36 1.02 (0.99–1.03) 0.07
Zarit totalb N/A 1.01 (0.94–1.09) 0.87
Lubben Totalb N/A 1.07 (1.10–1.18) 0.02
WHODAS Total 0.18 (0.03–1.13) 0.07 0.46 (0.04–5.59) 0.55
CBI-R Total 0.99 (0.97–0.99) 0.04 1.00 (0.98–1.03) 0.09
Informal care hoursb N/A 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.13

aAD vs Other

bBased on n = 64 supporters currently providing care; whole sample analyses not relevant.

CI = confidence interval; CBI-R = Cambridge Behavioural Inventory-Revised; N/A = not applicable; OR = odds ratio; WHODAS = World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule