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. 2017 Jun 19;57(Suppl 2):S216–S226. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnx014

Table 4.

Negative Self-Perceptions of Aging and RRR of Membership in Latent Subgroups of Delay for 2011 HCMS and 2013 HCNS Samples

2011 HCMS sample 2013 HCNS sample
Limited-access (n = 286) Busy (n = 107) Dislike (n = 100) Limited-access (n = 286) Busy (n = 97) Dislike (n = 100)
Model Covariates RRR (95% CI) RRR (95% CI)
1 Unadjusted 1.49 (1.32–1.69)** 1.02 (0.84–1.24) 1.43 (1.17–1.74)** 1.61 (1.42–1.83)** 1.05 (0.86–1.30) 1.57 (1.29–1.92)**
2 Age + gender 1.61 (1.42–1.82)** 1.16 (0.96–1.42) 1.55 (1.27–1.89)** 1.73 (1.52–1.97)** 1.20 (0.97–1.47) 1.68 (1.37–2.05)**
3 Age + gender + predisposinga 1.58 (1.39–1.79)** 1.24 (1.02–1.51)* 1.52 (1.24–1.86)** 1.67 (1.46–1.90)** 1.27 (1.03–1.58)* 1.61 (1.31–1.98)**
4 Age + gender + enablingb 1.50 (1.32–1.71)** 1.24 (1.01–1.52)* 1.56 (1.27–1.90)** 1.65 (1.45–1.88)** 1.26 (1.02–1.56)* 1.61 (1.31–1.97)**
5 Age + gender + needc 1.18 (1.02–1.38)* 1.17 (0.93–1.48) 1.59 (1.25–2.01)** 1.37 (1.18–1.59)** 1.27 (1.00–1.61) 1.75 (1.38–2.21)**
6 All covariatesd 1.18 (1.01–1.37)* 1.23 (0.97–1.56) 1.55 (1.22–1.97)** 1.36 (1.17–1.58)** 1.33 (1.04–1.70)* 1.67 (1.32–2.12)**

Note: ADL = activities of daily living; CI = confidence interval; HCMS = Health Care Mail Survey; HCNS = Health Care and Nutrition Study; RRR = relative risk ratio. Busy = latent subgroup defined primarily by delay due to being too busy to go to the doctor; dislike = latent subgroup defined primarily by delay due to disliking going to the doctor; limited-access = latent subgroup defined primarily by delay due limited health care access; reference group = no delay group.

aPredisposing: race/ethnicity, educational attainment, living arrangement. bEnabling: total household income, health insurance status. cNeed: chronic illnesses, depressive symptoms, ADL limitations. dAll covariates: age, gender, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, living arrangement, total household income, health insurance status, chronic illnesses, depressive symptoms, ADL limitations.

*p < .05, **p < .001.