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Table 3 Factors associated with lack of agreement (questionnaire vs medical records) with regard to the occurrence of faecal impaction in the last year

From: Validation of a questionnaire for assessing fecal impaction in the elderly: impact of cognitive impairment, and using a proxy

 

Agreement

Disagreement

Univariate OR

Adjusted OR*

 

(N = 173)

(N = 25)

  

Age

86.2 ± 6.6

85.7 ± 7.1

0.99 (0.93-1.05)

0.98 (0.92-1.06)

Female Gender

124 /71.7%)

20 (80%)

1.58 (0.56-4.45)

1.56 (0.53-4.62)

Time at the institution

24.2 ± 24.0

28.3 ± 24.1

1.01 (0.99-1.02)

1.01 (0.99-1.02)

Educative level Secondary or higher

11 (6.4%)

0

  

Cognitive impairment (MEC-35 score)

23.0 ± 8.5

22.6 ± 8.1

0.99 (0.95-1.04)

0.97 (0.91-1.03)

Functional impairment (Barthel’s score)

64.0 ± 29.0

69.0 ± 27.0

1.01 (0.99-1.02)

1.01 (0.99-1.03)

Use a proxy

140 (80.9%)

20 (80%)

0.75 (0.28-2.02)

0.51 (0.16-1.64)

  1. *adjusted by all variables in the table.