Table 3 Association between chronic disorders and homebound status in a population testing positive to disability screening

Hypertension

372 (47)

0.71 (0.48–1.06)

0.86 (0.52–1.43)

Ischaemic heart disease

68 (9)

0.94 (0.47–1.88)

1.18 (0.49–2.82)

Arrhythmias

102 (13)

1.16 (0.69–1.96)

0.87 (0.44–1.74)

Heart failure

25 (3)

1.55 (0.61–3.95)

1.04 (0.32–3.38)

Cerebrovascular disease

86 (11)

2.69 (1.56–4.64)

0.84 (0.41–1.70)

Peripheral arterial disease

14 (2)

0.74 (0.15–3.67)

0.57 (0.09–3.42)

COPD

62 (8)

2.23 (1.16–4.29)

1.73 (0.78–3.84)

Asthma

25 (3)

0.95 (0.33–2.77)

0.56 (0.14–2.27)

Diabetes

134 (17)

2.30 (1.44–3.68)

1.87 (1.03–3.41)

Thyroid diseases

75 (9)

0.87 (0.45–1.67)

0.90 (0.37–2.19)

Chronic renal failure

29 (4)

2.94 (1.28–6.77)

1.39 (0.51–3.77)

Chronic liver disease

6 (1)

1.01 (0.10–10.22)

2.55 (0.22–28.96)

Anaemia

33 (4)

0.81 (0.31–2.11)

0.68 (0.22–2.09)

Cancer

42 (5)

2.13 (0.96–4.76)

1.94 (0.68–5.51)

Anxiety disorder

69 (9)

0.49 (0.22–1.10)

0.56 (0.22–1.45)

Depression

140 (18)

2.03 (1.28–3.22)

1.40 (0.78–2.49)

Dementia

47 (6)

3.14 (1.60–6.16)

0.24 (0.09–0.65)

Neurodegenerative diseases and dystrophies^c

17 (2)

3.62 (1.16–11.33)

1.24 (0.30–5.06)

Severe mental disease

8 (1)

7.09 (1.35–37.16)

0.46 (0.05–4.15)

Arthritis or arthrosis

401 (51)

0.96 (0.65–1.41)

1.79 (1.05–3.05)

Hip fracture

13 (2)

2.19 (0.59–8.13)

1.21 (0.17–8.80)

Visual impairment

56 (7)

3.06 (1.64–5.73)

1.53 (0.68–3.46)

Audition impairment

36 (5)

2.35 (1.09–5.07)

1.46 (0.56–3.79)

Urinary incontinence

42 (5)

1.45 (0.71–2.97)

0.64 (0.26–1.59)