Table 3.
Demographic variables in relation to risk for pressure ulcers, malnutrition, poor oral health and falls analysed by multivariate logistic regression and expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)
| Independent variables | Dependent variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Categories | Risk of pressure ulcers | Risk of malnutrition | Risk of poor oral health | Risk of falls |
| Type of housing | Home health care | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Short term nursing care | 2.50 (1.95–3.17) | 6.10 (4.64–7.90) | 1.21 (0.97–1.51) | 1.84 (1.45–2.33) | |
| Nursing homes | 2.68 (2.31–3.10) | 1.32 (1.20–1.48) | 1.41 (1.25–1.58) | 1.65 (1.47–1.84) | |
| Dementia care units | 2.79 (2.35–3.32) | 1.83 (1.59–2.09) | 1.96 (1.70–2.26) | 2.24 (1.92–2.61) | |
| Age groups (years) | 65–74 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 75–84 | 1.37 (1.17–1.60) | 1.31 (1.15–1.51) | 0.79 (0.69–0.91) | 1.44 (1.20–1.61) | |
| 85–94 | 1.13 (0.98–1.32) | 1.10 (0.98–1.25) | 0.70 (0.62–0.80) | 1.49 (1.30–1.71) | |
| 95–106 | 1.25 (1.05–1.50) | 1.15 (0.99–1.35) | 0.71 (0.61–0.84) | 2.09 (1.75–2.49) | |
| Municipalities | Smaller towns/urban areas and rural municipalities | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Medium-sized towns/municipalities near medium-sized towns | 0.99 (0.90–1.09) | 1.11 (1.02–1.20) | 0.91 (0.83–0.99) | 1.04 (0.94–1.14) | |
| Large cities/municipalities near large cities | 1.05 (0.94–1.17) | 1.19 (1.08–1.32) | 0.83 (0.75–0.91) | 1.21 (1.08–1.36) | |
| Sex | Men | Reference | Reference | Reference | – |
| Women | 1.20 (1.10–1.30) | 1.11 (1.03–1.20) | 0.90 (0.83–0.98) | – | |
Note: Significant risk factors are depicted in bold