Table 2.
Factors associated with older adults reporting driving discussions with family members or physicians
| Characteristic | Family member AOR (95%CI |
Physician AOR (95%CI |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 65–69 | 1.00 (Ref) | -- |
| 70–74 | 0.86 (0.6–1.12) | -- | |
| 75–79 | 1.16 (0.88–1.53) | -- | |
| Gender | Male | 1.32 (1.05–1.66)a | -- |
| Female | 1.00 (Ref) | -- | |
| Hispanic | Yes | -- | 0.24 (0.03–1.75) |
| No | -- | 1.00 (Ref) | |
| Education | ≤Some College | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Bachelors | 0.92 (0.67–1.27) | 1.03 (0.64–1.68) | |
| ≥Masters | 1.65 (1.27–2.13)b | 1.77 (1.17–2.68)b | |
| Income | ≤$49,999 | -- | 1.00 (Ref) |
| $50,000–$79,999 | -- | 1.13 (0.73–1.75) | |
| $80,000–$99,999 | -- | 0.91 (0.53–1.57) | |
| ≥$100,000 | -- | 0.69 (0.42–1.13) | |
| Employed (paid) | No | -- | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Yes | -- | 0.75 (0.51–1.11) | |
| Traffic eventd | No | 1.00 (Ref) | -- |
| Yes | 1.27 (0.99–1.63) | -- | |
| Driving reduction | None | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Self-regulation | 1.68 (1.12–2.53)b | 2.10 (1.25–3.50)b | |
| Other reason(s) | 0.94 (0.66–1.33) | 1.14 (0.69–1.90) | |
| Others… | |||
| …dependent for rides | No | 1.00 (Ref) | -- |
| Yes | 1.23 (0.96–1.58) | -- | |
| …can give rides | No | -- | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Yes | -- | 3.13 (0.98–10.04) | |
| Driving scalese | |||
| Self-Rated Driving Ability | 0.67 (0.56–0.79)c | 0.75 (0.59–0.95)a | |
| Errors | 1.65 (1.13–2.39)a | -- | |
| Violations | 1.45 (1.06–1.99)a | -- | |
| Strategic Self-regulation | 1.09 (1.04–1.15)b | 1.10 (1.03–1.19)b | |
| Tactical Self-regulation | -- | -- | |
a
P<0.05;
b
P<0.01;
c
P<0.001
AOR: Adjusted odds ratio (adjusted for all other characteristics in AOR model)
d
“Traffic event” was ≥1 crash, police stop, or traffic ticket within the past year
e
See Methods for full description of scales