Table 5.
Results from the binomial linear mixed model of the PPE-15, using care wards (n = 5) and patients (n = 479) as random effects
| OR | CI (95%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil status | 1.001 | (0.581–1.726) | .997 |
| Educational background | 0.988 | (0.788–1.255) | .922 |
| Housing status | 1.020 | (0.841–1.237) | .839 |
| EQ5D3L | 1.050 | (0.789–1.397) | .738 |
| Employment status | 0.670 | (0.066–6.774) | .734 |
| Gender | 0.982 | (0.773–1.113) | .420 |
| Age | 1.004 | (0.997–1.010) | .259 |
| Length of stay | 1.045 | (1.009–1.081) | .13 |
| CCIS | 1.085 | (1.011–1.164) | .023 |
Abbreviations and table legends: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, EQ5D3L EuroQol 5-dimension-3 level version index score, CCIS Charleson comorbidity index score. Insignificant variables were removed from the model one at a time until only significant effects remained. The OR, CI and P-values presented in this table is the value of each factor prior to being omitted in the step-wise analysis (please see methods)