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Table 4 Significant Variables for Propensity Score Adjustment

From: Utilization of the propensity score method: an exploratory comparison of proxy-completed to self-completed responses in the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey

Effect

Odds Ratio

95% CI

χ2 Value

p Value

Age Reference Group: 65–74

    

<45

2.04

1.86, 2.24

222.51

.0001

45–54

0.98

0.93, 1.04

26.01

.0001

55–64

0.98

0.93, 1.04

0.50

.479

75–84

1.60

1.56, 1.64

1,282.39

.0001

>84

3.86

3.72, 4.00

5,149.46

.0001

Race Reference Group: White

    

Black

1.62

1.56, 1.69

594.21

.0001

Asian

3.00

2.81, 3.21

1,057.17

.0001

Other

1.36

1.29, 1.44

126.49

.0001

Hispanic

1.93

1.84, 2.01

854.71

.0001

Marital Status Reference Group: Married

    

Never Married

0.96

0.91, 1.02

1.64

.200

Widowed

0.73

0.71, 0.75

472.63

.0001

Divorced/Separated

0.45

0.43, 0.47

1,162.60

.0001

Educational Attainment Reference Group: HS diploma or GED

    

8th Grade or Less

5.41

5.26, 5.57

12,746.04

.0001

Some High School

1.59

1.54, 1.64

866.01

.0001

> High School

0.55

0.53, 0.57

1,342.89

.0001

Own Home

1.56

1.52, 1.60

1,178.30

.0001

Female

0.76

0.75, 0.78

464.84

.0001

Medicaid Benefits

1.53

1.45, 1.60

277.41

.0001

Institutionalized

5.33

4.23, 6.71

202.38

.0001

Activities of Daily Living

    

Toileting

1.25

1.20, 1.30

121.24

.0001

Eating

1.53

1.47, 1.60

438.03

.0001

Dressing

1.68

1.62, 1.75

553.91

.0001

Bathing

1.53

1.47, 1.60

420.76

.0001

Transferring from Chairs

1.04

1.01, 1.07

5.20

.023

Walking

1.28

1.24, 1.32

239.80

.0001

Chronic Conditions

    

Angina Pectoris ∫

1.02

0.99, 1.06

1.24

.266

Arthritis of Hand/Wrist

0.92

0.90, 0.95

36.61

.0001

Arthritis of Hip/Knee

0.89

0.87, 0.92

70.28

.0001

Any Cancer ‡

0.99

0.97, 1.03

.012

.913

Congestive Heart Failure

1.26

1.21, 1.31

119.98

.0001

Crohn's Disease/Ulcerative Colitis/inflammatory Bowel Disease

0.88

0.84, 0.92

28.19

.0001

Diabetes

1.13

1.10, 1.16

74.91

.0001

Emphysema/Asthma/COPD†

0.91

0.88, 0.94

34.87

.0001

Hypertension

0.95

0.93, 0.97

21.66

.0001

Myocardial Infarction

0.92

0.93, 1.01

2.02

.155

Other Heart Conditions

0.90

0.88, 0.93

48.59

.0001

Sciatica

0.74

0.72, 0.76

437.63

.0001

Stroke

1.97

1.91, 2.04

1,597.27

.0001

Depression

    

Sad/Blue 2 Weeks in Past Year

1.35

1.30, 1.39

319.35

.0001

Depressed /Sad Much of the Time in the Past Year

1.33

1.28, 1.38

210.86

.0001

Depressed/Sad 2 or More Years in Life

0.93

0.90, 0.97

15.69

.0001

  1. ∫ or coronary artery disease ‡ other than skin cancer † Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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