Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis, estimating the likelihood of having housing adaptations implemented, in relation to functional limitations and other individual factors

	AORs	95% CI		p-value
		Lower	Upper
Functional limitation
Cognitive function (ref: Independent)
Rank I	0.774	0.690	0.868	< 0.001
Rank IIa or worse	0.553	0.434	0.704	< 0.001
Visual impairment (ref: Intact)
Visually impaired	0.861	0.741	0.999	0.049
Hearing impairment (ref: Intact)
Hearing impaired	0.954	0.846	1.076	0.446
Poor balance (ref: Can keep standing without any support)
Can keep standing with some support	1.724	1.429	2.080	< 0.001
Cannot keep standing	2.176	1.608	2.945	< 0.001
Upper extremity impairment (ref: Intact)
Upper extremity impaired	0.972	0.804	1.175	0.768
Lower extremity impairment (ref: Intact)
Lower extremity impaired	1.290	1.148	1.449	< 0.001
Predisposing characteristic
Sex (ref: Male)
Female	1.182	1.026	1.361	0.021
Age (ref: 65 to 74 years old)
75 to 84 years old	0.986	0.861	1.130	0.838
≥ 85 years old	0.854	0.717	1.016	0.075
Enabling resource
Household income (ref: Middle (Level 5))
Person receiving public assistance	0.147	0.092	0.235	< 0.001
Low (Level 1 to 4)	0.867	0.723	1.039	0.123
High (Level 6 to 18)	1.061	0.866	1.301	0.567
Need factors
Specific medical procedures (ref: Not received)
Received	0.644	0.477	0.869	0.004
Disability levels (ref: Independent to level J1)
Level J2	1.096	0.841	1.427	0.498
Level A1	1.341	1.019	1.764	0.036
Level A2	1.113	0.841	1.473	0.453
Level B1 or worse	1.947	1.319	2.872	0.001
c-statistics	0.630	0.616	0.644

AOR adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval. AORs indicating significantly higher (> 1.0) or lower (< 1.0) likelihood for having housing adaptations implemented are bolded