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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2117758. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17758

Table 4.

Multivariable Logistic Regression of Elder Mistreatment Incidencea

Independent variable OR (95% CI)
Any mistreatment Neglect Emotional abuse Physical abuse Financial abuse
Age 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 1.17 (1.04–1.38)b 0.97 (0.89–1.04) 1.02 (0.94–1.10) 1.02 (0.97–1.07)
Female sex (reference, male) 0.63 (0.35–1.15) 1.19 (0.21–11.55) 0.47 (0.18–1.21) 0.37 (0.11–1.17) 0.73 (0.35–1.55)
Self-rated poor health (reference, good) 2.86 (1.35–5.84)c 1.73 (0.09–17.55) 3.67 (1.15–11.15)d 4.21 (1.14–13.70)d 2.80 (1.16–6.38)e
Annual household income 0.96 (0.82–1.13) 0.91 (0.53–1.49) 0.90 (0.69–1.17) 1.17 (0.87–1.61) 0.88 (0.73–1.06)
Race/ethnicity (reference, non-Hispanic White)
 Non-Hispanic Black 2.61 (1.16–5.70)e 4.55 (0.43–43.04) 1.35 (0.31–4.63) 1.15 (0.12–6.04) 2.80 (1.09–6.91)d
 Hispanic White 0.74 (0.11–2.87) 2.97 (0.02–48.62) 0.42 (0.00–3.71) 0.60 (0.00–5.11) 1.33 (0.19–5.47)
 Other race/ethnicityf 1.32 (0.20–5.15) 5.36 (0.04–74.33) 0.46 (0.00–4.88) 1.02 (0.01–8.80) 2.35 (0.34–9.62)
Geocultural context (reference, urban)
 Suburban 0.80 (0.39–1.56) 1.14 (0.10–9.80) 1.03 (0.32–2.98) 0.64 (0.15–2.12) 0.70 (0.26–1.69)
 Rural 0.65 (0.26–1.48) 1.74 (0.14–18.35) 0.69 (0.16–2.33) 0.44 (0.04–2.14) 0.83 (0.28–2.18)
Lives with family (reference, lives alone) 0.74 (0.41–1.38) 0.91 (0.14–6.45) 1.32 (0.47–4.24) 0.46 (0.14–1.51) 0.64 (0.31–1.32)
Functional impairment 0.88 (0.53–1.26) 0.95 (0.48–1.56) 0.92 (0.02–1.60) 0.99 (0.02–1.71) 0.99 (0.62–1.40)
Observations, No. 523 515 509 521 516

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.

a

Incidence was calculated using Firth bias reduced logistic regression. Model fit was assessed with Tjur r2, with values ranging from 0.03 to 0.19.

b

P = .01.

c

P = .004.

d

P = .03.

e

P = .02.

f

Other refers to American Indian Aleut or Eskimo, Asian or Pacific Islander, or self-described other race/ethnicity.