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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Apr 13;70(6):1620–1628. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17805

Table 3.

Factors Associated with Reporting Perceived Negative Health Impact from Delayed Care, Relative Risk Ratios

Relative to No Perceived Negative Health Impact Yes, RRR (95% CI) Don’t know, RRR (95% CI)
Age (ref. <60)
 60–69 0.99 (0.49 – 2.01) 1.39 (0.83 – 2.32)
 70–79 1.05 (0.48 – 2.26) 1.14 (0.64 – 2.04)
 80+ 0.83 (0.37 – 1.86) 0.71 (0.35 – 1.44)
Sex (ref. Male)
 Female 0.96 (0.59 – 1.57) 1.22 (0.77 – 1.93)
Race/Ethnicity (ref. White)
 Black 1.62 (0.85 – 3.10) 0.72 (0.30 – 1.69)
 Hispanic 1.38 (0.59 – 3.21) 0.69 (0.28 – 1.72)
 Other 1.54 (0.39 – 6.09) 0.59 (0.18 – 1.99)
Education (ref. <HS)
 HS/Equivalent 0.74 (0.22 – 2.44) 1.31 (0.43 – 4.05)
 Vocational/Some college 0.86 (0.28 – 2.61) 1.14 (0.40 – 3.30)
 Bachelor’s or more 0.57 (0.18 – 1.73) 1.65 (0.55 – 5.00)
Self-rated mental health (ref. Excellent)
 Very good 1.12 (0.42 – 3.00) 1.37 (0.66 – 2.83)
 Good 1.29 (0.55 – 2.98) 1.53 (0.69 – 3.38)
 Fair/Poor 3.87 (1.33 – 11.23)* 2.31 (0.83 – 6.44)
Chronic Illness (ref. None)
 One 1.07 (0.59 – 1.93) 0.86 (0.51 – 1.44)
 Two or more 1.28 (0.68 – 2.39) 0.88 (0.43 – 1.77)
Self-rated physical health (ref. Excellent)
 Very good 2.57 (0.46 – 14.24) 1.06 (0.49 – 2.30)
 Good 3.80 (0.82 – 17.60) 1.58 (0.66 – 3.74)
 Fair/Poor 5.51 (1.04 – 29.24)* 2.42 (0.89 – 6.60)
Activities of daily living 1.01 (0.86 – 1.18) 0.91 (0.75 – 1.10)
Concern about the pandemic 1.07 (0.92 – 1.23) 1.06 (0.95 – 1.18)
Completed delayed care (ref. completed all delayed care)
 Yes, I completed some of it 4.29 (2.28 – 8.06)*** 3.75 (2.24 – 6.28)***
 No, I completed none of it 4.83 (2.21 – 10.57)*** 5.73 (2.89 – 11.35)***
N=718
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p<0.001

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p<0.01

*

p<0.05