Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Nursed at Home or in Long-Term Care Residential Facilities
Table 2
Unadjusted analysis: results of the logistic model with log link to obtain relative risks for each risk factor. For each categorical variable the reference category is indicated by a relative risk of 1 and the corresponding risk of DVT is reported in brackets.
Variable
Relative risk
95% Confidence interval
Hours/day spent in bed
1.031
0.940–1.132
.511
Time of onset of reduced mobility
1.001
1.000–1.002
.025
Age
1.007
0.980–1.035
.622
Cardiovascular disease°
No
1 (0.190)
0.123–0.296
Yes versus No
0.920
0.519–1.628
.074
Long-term residential care
1 (0.238)
0.179–0.317
Nursed at home versus long-term care
0.240
0.089–0.647
.005
Bathroom with help
No
1(0.203)
0.144–0.286
Yes versus No
0.741
0.410–1.340
.321
Previous VTE
No
1(0.173)
0.128–0.235
Yes versus No
1.384
0.646–2.963
.403
Causes of reduced mobility
Cognitive impairment/dementia
1(0.255)
0.182–0.358
<.001
Other versus cognitive impairment/dementia
0.478
0.267–0.856
.013
COPD
No
1 (0.179)
0.132–0.243
Yes versus No
1.082
0.496–2.361
.844
Leg edema
No
1 (0.189)
0.137–0.260
Yes versus No
0.855
0.445–1.642
.638
°Chronic heart failure and previous non-disabling stroke taken together. Previous disabling stroke is considered in the group “causes of reduced motility.”
