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. 2022 Feb 22:1–6. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.46

Table 2.

Regression Analysis of the Number of Cases in Assisted Living Communities (ALCs)

ALC Characteristics Part 1: Logistic Regression
(Likelihood of ≥ 1 cases)
Part 2: Poisson Regression
OR (95% CI) P Value IRR (95% CI) P Value
Average age 1.05 (1.02–1.08) .002 1.04 (1.03–1.05) <.001
Higher male proportion (>50%) 0.44 (0.27–0.70) .001 0.85 (0.31–2.27) .739
Higher proportion of dual-eligible minorities (>18%) 1.39 (1.03–1.88) .034 1.20 (0.90–1.61) .209
Bed size 1.01 (0.99–1.01) .072 1.00 (0.99–1.01) .097
Resident comorbidity, %
  Dementia 1.08 (0.95–1.23) .240 0.89 (0.79–1.02) .086
  COPD 0.98 (0.94–1.02) .303 1.04 (0.95–1.15) .376
  Asthma 1.06 (1.01–1.11) .032 0.98 (0.90–1.10) .977
  CHF 1.03 (0.99–1.09) .172 1.03 (0.89–1.18) .648
  Obesity 1.05 (0.95–1.16) .322 1.17 (1.01–1.35) .041
  Hypertension 0.98 (0.95–1.02) .357 0.92 (0.84–1.00) .050
  Diabetes 0.96 (0.92–1.00) .060 0.99 (0.86–1.15) .962
  Chronic kidney disease 1.00 (1.00–1.01) .022 0.99 (0.99–1.00) .538
Metropolitan Area 2.51 (0.92–6.86) .073 0.80 (0.54–1.17) .245
Higher ADI rankings (>55) 1.41 (0.96–2.07) .083 1.36 (1.01–1.85) .049
Population density (persons per mile2) 1.00 (0.99,1.00) .891 1.00 (0.99–1.00) .317
County COVID-19 cases per 10,000 population 1.01 (1.01–1.02) <.001 1.00 (0.99–1.00) .923
State stringency ranking, 1–50 0.99 (0.98–1.02) .904 0.98 (0.97–0.99) <.001
Week
Week of 06/17 Ref Ref Ref Ref
Week of 06/30 0.91 (0.71–1.16) .450 1.25 (0.84–1.86) .275
Week of 07/14 1.02 (0.81–1.29) .835 0.99 (0.66–1.50) .966
Week of 07/28 1.06 (0.98–1.15) .160 1.03 (0.73–1.45) .874
Week of 08/18 0.81 (0.63–1.04) .104 1.09 (0.74–1.62) .651

Note. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ADI, area deprivation index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CHF, chronic heart failure.