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Table 4 Factors related to homebound progression based on proportional hazards regression among individuals living independently at baseline, with covariate adjustment for demographic factors, NHATS 2011ā€“2017 (nā€‰=ā€‰11,528). *95% confidence interval excludes 1

From: Modifiable risk factors for homebound progression among those with and without dementia in a longitudinal survey of community-dwelling older adults

Modifiable Factors

No Dementia

HR [95% CI]

Dementia

HR [95%]

Interaction p-value

Wears glasses

1.080 [0.994,1.173]

1.052 [0.91,1.217]

0.85

Depressive symptoms

1.398 [1.266,1.544]*

1.184 [1.020,1.375]*

0.11

Wears hearing aid

0.938 [0.841,1.047]

0.910 [0.743,1.116]

0.31

Social isolation

1.147 [1.047, 1.256]

0.976 [0.764, 1.247]

0.23

Stairs to enter home

0.913 [0.836,0.998]*

1.011 [0.867,1.179]

0.06

Using cane/walker

1.968 [1.790,2.163]*

1.386 [1.172,1.639]*

<ā€‰0.001

Falls within past month

1.382 [1.229, 1.555]*

1.334 [1.126, 1.579]*

0.99

Worry about falls

1.525 [1.399, 1.662]*

1.254 [1.080, 1.454]*

0.007

Bothered by pain

1.198 [1.104, 1.300]*

1.218 [1.051, 1.411]*

0.99

Trouble sleeping

1.070 [0.986, 1.162]

0.977 [0.843, 1.133]

0.34

  1. Abbreviations: HR Hazards Ratio, CI Confidence interval