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Table 4 Multiple logistic regression of LTC needs stratified by gender

From: Factors associated with older people’s long-term care needs: a case study adopting the expanded version of the Anderson Model in China

 

Male

Female

Family care vs. HCBC

Institutional care vs. HCBC

Family care vs. HCBC

Institutional care vs. HCBC

p

OR

p

OR

p

OR

p

OR

Predisposing characteristics

 Age

  70 or above

0.338

1.323

0.753

1.159

0.469

0.810

0.382

0.667

  (60–69)

        

 Educational level

  Primary school or below

0.512

1.312

0.532

0.624

0.094

1.952

0.176

0.379

  Junior high school or senior high school

0.062

1.686

0.445

1.409

0.425

1.283

0.419

0.690

  (College or above)

        

 Marital status

  Currently not married

0.300

0.679

0.618

1.341

0.114

1.666

0.004

3.984

  (Currently married)

        

 Region

  BJ

0.041

0.374

0.901

0.915

0.116

0.557

0.436

1.592

  GZ

0.001

0.196

0.036

0.145

0.004

0.324

0.015

0.110

  HB

0.016

0.278

0.874

0.881

0.145

0.489

0.972

1.026

  (XA)

        

Enabling factors

 Income

0.192

0.949

0.984

1.001

0.525

1.043

0.286

0.873

 Number of children

0.009

1.464

0.263

1.291

0.209

1.170

0.728

0.926

 Contact frequency with children

  Infrequently

0.991

1.008

0.019

6.739

0.378

0.579

0.307

0.279

  Sometimes

0.729

1.148

0.340

1.780

0.172

1.833

0.071

2.909

  (Frequently)

        

Need factors

 IADL

0.731

0.967

0.145

0.818

0.147

1.122

0.746

1.045

 Number of diseases

0.506

0.915

0.615

1.112

0.298

0.882

0.731

1.068

Psychosocial factors

 Intergenerational relationships

0.535

1.107

0.019

0.569

0.976

0.996

0.342

0.790

 Unmet care service needs

0.342

0.964

0.798

0.984

0.004

0.904

0.013

0.867

 Self-image

0.029

1.039

0.019

1.070

0.326

1.016

0.456

1.020