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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with types of elder abuse

From: Prevalence of elder abuse and victim-related risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Variable

Physical abuse

Emotional abuse

Financial abuse

Neglect

B

S.E.

OR (95% CI)

B

SE

OR (95% CI)

B

SE

OR (95% CI)

B

SE

OR (95% CI)

Age

 65 ~ 69

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 70 ~ 74

0.33

0.26

1.07 (0.95–1.82)

0.16

0.19

1.21 (0.94–2.17)

0.01

0.12

1.12 (0.82–1.37)

0.18**

0.11

1.25 (0.35–2.82)

 75~

0.27

0.13

1.12 (0.96–0.79)

0.27

0.35

1.18 (0.83–1.65)

0.18

0.21

1.36 (0.86–1.45)

0.13**

0.34

1.56 (0.67–3.54)

Gender

 Male

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 Female

0.28

0.17

1.06 (0.93–1.24)

0.31*

0.57

1.15 (0.76–1.86)

0.34

0.18

1.85 (0.54–2.87)

0.39**

0.78

1.87 (0.76–2.18)

Marital status

 Married

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 Divorced

            

 Widowed

0.34

0.16

1.28 (0.76–1.21)

0.36

0.31

1.79 (0.48–2.16)

0.15

0.45

1.65 (0.67–2.18)

0.42**

0.64

1.86 (0.56–3.15)

 Unmarried

            

Education level

 Illiterate

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 Primary school to high school

−0.15

0.23

0.96 (0.87–1.19)

−0.19

0.36

0.79 (0.43–1.55)

−0.21**

0.11

0.54 (0.12–2.13)

− 0.26*

0.21

0.82 (0.15–1.34)

 University and above

− 0.26

0.37

0.95 (0.73–1.41)

− 0.24

0.56

0.86 (0.35–2.06)

−0.54**

0.64

0.83 (0.27–1.67)

−0.23*

0.37

0.43 (0.02–1.83)

Income

 Under 5000

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 5001 ~ 30,000

−0.48**

0.31

0.86 (0.65–1.48)

− 0.15*

0.43

0.46 (0.17–1.05)

− 0.31**

0.07

0.68 (0.34–1.48)

− 0.36**

0.43

0.76 (0.01–1.54)

 30,001~

−0.36**

0.19

0.93 (0.75–1.38)

−0.49*

0.87

0.38 (0.12–1.21)

−0.24**

0.16

0.87 (0.37–1.39)

−0.48**

0.33

0.67 (0.13–1.69)

Number of children

 0

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 1 ~ 2

0.21*

0.06

1.12 (0.87–1.29)

0.16

0.76

1.34 (0.66–2.15)

0.11*

0.04

1.23 (0.87–3.18)

0.31*

0.53

1.52 (0.63–2.18)

 3~

0.16*

0.13

1.08 (0.96–1.75)

0.53

0.29

1.76 (0.87–3.64)

0.34*

0.18

1.67 (0.54–1.65)

0.21*

0.44

1.55 (0.37–2.16)

Health condition

 1

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 2 ~ 3

−0.15

0.41

0.86 (0.73–1.45)

−0.27

0.23

0.49 (0.06–2.15)

−0.13

0.12

0.89 (0.18–1.33)

−0.36

0.74

0.85 (0.11–1.09)

 4 ~ 5

−0.18

0.45

0.84 (0.71–1.42)

−0.25

0.91

0.73 (0.24–1.97)

−0.35

0.52

0.85 (0.27–1.73)

−0.53

0.08

0.77 (0.03–1.24)

Cognitive ability

 0 ~ 10

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 11 ~ 20

−0.26

0.17

0.76 (0.68–0.99)

− 0.18

0.14

0.86 (0.45–2.97)

− 0.01

0.01

0.97 (0.37–1.54)

− 0.32*

0.35

0.94 (0.18–1.27)

 21 ~ 30

−0.18

0.34

0.89 (0.81–1.36)

−0.23

0.78

0.48 (0.05–1.65)

−0.08

0.12

0.79 (0.18–1.67)

−0.11*

0.29

0.92 (0.24–1.65)

Social frequency

 0 ~ 1

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 2 ~ 4

−0.15

0.23

0.98 (0.81–1.27)

− 0.26**

0.26

0.78 (0.31–1.54)

− 0.37**

0.08

0.68 (0.15–2.54)

− 0.21

0.34

0.89 (0.34–1.88)

 5 ~ 7

−0.16

0.31

0.73 (0.48–1.15)

−0.73**

0.84

0.86 (0.21–1.89)

−0.17**

0.42

0.67 (0.11–1.93)

−0.33

0.18

0.83 (0.15–1.58)

Religious belief

 Yes

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

 No

0.47

0.24

1.47 (1.01–1.96)

0.75**

0.65

2.54 (0.67–4.32)

0.28

0.17

1.35 (0.58–3.49)

−0.26**

0.64

0.77 (0.11–1.64)

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01