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. 2022 Mar 28;3(2):179–190. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia3020014

Table 4.

Risk factors of the cumulative incidence rate (CIR) of COVID-19 in residents of nursing homes (II). Health Departments 2 and 3 of Castellon. March 2020–January 2021.

Variables (Median Values) CIR 1 cRR 2,3 95% CI 4 p-Value aRR 5 95% CI p-Value
CIR municipalities 6,7 > 2820 per 100.000 3.7% 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.000 1.01 (0.99–1.02) 0.341
≤2820 per 100.000 26.8% 1.00 1.00
CIR staff 6,8 > 11.7 per 100 73.5% 38.37 (28.21–53.40) 0.000 49.7 (33.0–78.2) 0.000
≤11.7 per 100 2.1% 1.00 1.00
Age of NHs building 6,9 > 16 years 7.1% 1.03 (1.02–1.04) 0.000 1.06 (1.04–1.08) 0.000
≤16 years 27.5% 1.00 1.00
Occupancy rate 6,9 > 92.9% 26.1% 1.47 (1.28–1.70) 0.000 2.09 (1.69–2.58) 0.000
≤92.9% 15.4% 1.00 1.00
Residents/staff ratio 6,9 > 1.49 52.0% 1.61 (1.40–1.87) 0.000 1.41 (1.09–1.82) 0.010
≤1.49 15.0% 1.00 1.00
Residents/nursing assistant ratio 6,9 > 3.23 52.0% 1.34 (1.26–1.43) 0.000 1.38 (1.24–1.54) 0.000
≤3.23 15.8% 1.00 1.00
Beds/staff ratio 6,9 > 1.56 28.2% 1.18 (1.05–1.33) 0.000 0.82 (0.65–1.05) 0.111
≤1.56 6.3% 1.00 1.00
Beds/nursing assistant ratio 6,9 > 3.49 25.4% 1.14 (1.09–1.21) 0.000 1.11 (1.01–1.22) 0.024
≤3.49 15.8%
Bathrooms/resident ratio 6,9 > 0.61 5.6% 0.61 (0.44–0.84) 0.000 1.38 (0.84–2.29) 0.205
≤0.61 26.1% 1.00 1.00
Crowding index 6,9 > 1.64 39.4% 1.48 (1.17–1.88) 0.009 2.29 (1.69–3.10) 0.000
≤1.64 5.6% 1.00 1.00

1 CIR = cumulative incidence rate (median). 2 RR = relative risk. 3 c = crude 4 CI = confidence interval. 5 Adjusted. 6 Median of the variable. 7 Adjusted for mean age % women disability NH size ownership. 8 Adjusted for mean age % women disability. 9 Adjusted mean age % women disability ownership NHs size.