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Table 3 The association between number of environmental barriers and mortality (n = 393)

From: Environmental barriers, person-environment fit and mortality among community-dwelling very old people

 

Model 1

Model 2

Environmental section (no. of barriers)

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

  Outdoor

0.97 (0.93-1.02)

1.00 (0.96-1.04)

  Entrance

0.99 (0.96-1.01)

0.99 (0.97-1.02)

  Indoor

0.97 (0.95-0.99)

0.98 (0.96-1.00)

  1. Model 1: Adjusted for age and sex.
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for age, sex, depressive symptoms, cognitive functioning, years of education, monthly income and number of functional limitations.
  3. RR Risk Ratio.
  4. CI Confidence Interval.
  5. Note: Environmental barriers assessed with the Housing Enabler instrument [24].
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BMC Public Health

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