Table 4.
Resident and Staff Predictors of Incident COVID-19 Disease in a Large, Academic Nursing Home
| Unadjusted RR | 95% CI | Adjusted RR∗ | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (per 5 y) | 0.83 | 0.74, 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.97, 1.02 |
| Male | 1.90 | 1.24, 2.93 | 1.80 | 1.07, 3.05 |
| Body mass index (per kg/m2) | 0.95 | 0.92, 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.02 |
| Needs assistance with eating | 0.56 | 0.37, 0.86 | 0.68 | 0.37, 1.24 |
| Needs assistance moving in bed | 0.43 | 0.28, 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.33, 1.06 |
| Bowel incontinence | 1.83 | 1.19, 2.82 | 1.97 | 1.10, 3.52 |
| Needs assistance with locomotion | 0.36 | 0.22, 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.29, 1.05 |
| Wandering | 2.02 | 1.14, 3.58 | 1.02 | 0.52, 1.98 |
| Proportion of staff members living in communities with high rates of COVID-19† (per 10% increase) | 1.06 | 1.05, 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.04, 1.08 |
∗
Final model includes 372 residents with complete data.
†
High rate defined as ≥90th percentile for the state of Massachusetts (1277 cases/100,000 people), as reported by Massachusetts and Boston DPH as of May 6, 2020.