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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants according to homebound status in the complete sample: percentages, mean and associational odds ratio

From: Prevalence of and factors associated with homebound status among adults in urban and rural Spanish populations

Variable

Non-homebound

N (%)

Homebound

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

P-value

Total

1463 (100)

159 (100)

  

Sex, women

794 (54.3)

126 (79.2)

3.02 (1.96–4.64)

<0.001

Age group, years

   

<0.001

 50–64

648 (44.3)

15 (9.4)

1 (ref.)

 

 65–79

611 (41.7)

49 (30.8)

3.46 (1.92–6.24)

 

 ≥80

204 (14.0)

95 (59.7)

20.12 (11.41–35.46)

 

Marital status, with spouse

1045 (71.6)

74 (46.8)

0.78 (0.52–1.16)

<0.001

Living arrangements, living alone

214 (14.6)

17 (10.8)

0.35 (0.19–0.63)

0.19

Educational level

   

<0.001

 Less than primary

459 (31.3)

94 (59.1)

1 (ref.)

 

 Primary

664 (45.4)

51 (32.1)

0.38 (0.26–0.54)

 

 Secondary or higher

340 (23.2)

14 (8.8)

0.20 (0.11–0.36)

 

Cognitive impairment (MEC <24)

57 (3.9)

70 (46.7)

9.01 (5.49–14.78)

<0.001

Disability (WHODAS 12)

    

 Mean (SD)

14.7 (5.5)

33.6 (9.4)

18.9a (17.9–19.9)

<0.001

 Moderate or severe (≥20 points)

255 (17.3)

152 (95.6)

69.20 (29.89–160.24)

<0.001

  1. SD standard deviation, MEC Miniexamen Cognoscitivo, OR Odds ratio, WHODAS World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule
  2. aMean difference and 95 % confidence interval