TABLE 3.

Logistic regression models for the caregiving status of AD patients (N = 1675).

	OR	(95% CI)		P-value
Age
<70	Ref.
71–80	0.744	0.489	1.131	0.167
>80	0.648	0.427	0.983	0.041
Living area
Rural	Ref.
Urban	2.374	1.228	4.588	0.010
Annual patient’s income (10,000 yuan)
<3	Ref.
>3	0.511	0.330	0.789	0.003
Annual household income (10,000 yuan)
<5	Ref.
5–15	0.877	0.512	1.500	0.631
>15	0.726	0.462	1.141	0.165
Self-care ability
Basic self-care	Ref.
Partially or wholly dependent	0.329	0.183	0.588	<0.001
Family care burden
Low	Ref.
Medium	0.713	0.411	1.235	0.227
High	0.574	0.373	0.884	0.012