High Burden among Older Family Caregivers is Associated with High Prevalence of Symptoms: Data from the Swedish Study “Good Aging in Skåne (GÅS)”
Table 5
Multiple logistic regression models for domain of symptoms, comparing male noncaregivers (reference) with female noncaregivers and male caregivers (reference) with female caregivers.
Male noncaregivers (ref.) vs female noncaregivers
Male caregivers (ref.) vs female caregivers
Domain of symptoms, n (%)
Male NCG n = 2195
Female NCG n = 2702
OR
CI 95%
Male CG n = 285
Female CG n = 277
OR
CI 95%
Depressive
1557 (73.2)
2224 (84.7)
1.36
1.26–1.47
210 (75.8)
230 (85.2)
1.54
1.19–1.98
Musculoskeletal
1509 (71.6)
2056 (78.6)
1.18
1.10–1.26
195 (71.4)
200 (75.5)
1.14
0.93–1.40
Gastrourinary
953 (45.4)
1464 (56.5)
1.19
1.12–1.27
125 (46.5)
147 (57.0)
1.24
1.03–1.50
Head related
1248 (59.9)
1775 (69.2)
1.18
1.10–1.25
160 (60.4)
166 (65.9)
1.14
0.94–1.39
Cardiopulmonary
1012 (48.3)
1321 (51.1)
1.02
0.96–1.09
130 (48.5)
130 (50.8)
1.02
0.85–1.23
Tension related
1379 (64.7)
1911 (69.2)
1.18
1.10–1.26
189 (68.0)
214 (79.0)
1.26
1.02–1.56
Metabolic
1189 (56.7)
1855 (71.8)
1.37
1.28–1.46
163 (60.1)
188 (73.7)
1.33
1.09–1.62
Note. Significant ORs are in bold, . All regression models are adjusted for age, education level, cohabiting status, MMSE, and financial status.
