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Table 3 Caregivers’ gender and age as predictors of the chance of correct assessment in dimensions of CGA

From: Awareness of caregivers of geriatric deficits among older people—the results of a cross-sectional study in Krakow, Poland

Parameter

OR (95%CI), p for caregivers’ gender and age

Males vs Females

Age [yrs]

Basic activities measured by ADL

1.119 (0.289–4.336), p = 0.871

0.988 (0.947–1.031), p = 0.582

Complex living skills measured by IADL

2.157 (0.791–5.883), p = 0.133

1.004 (0.978–1.031), p = 0.778

Cognitive functions measured by MMSE

1.333 (0.727–2.447), p = 0.353

1.003 (0.984–1.021), p = 0.779

Depressive symptoms measured by GDS

1.714 (0.956–3.074), p = 0.07

1.023 (1.005–1.041), p = 0.014 *

Mobility measured by TT

1.439 (0.786–2.635), p = 0.238

0.988 (0.97–1.007), p = 0.213

Nutritional status measured by MNA

1.038 (0.531–2.029), p = 0.914

44,593 (0.999–1.042), p = 0.062

Frailty syndrome measured by CFS

1.464 (0.783–2.739), p = 0.233

1.002 (0.983–1.021), p = 0.869

Insomnia measured by AIS

1.364 (0.763–2.438), p = 0.296

1.005 (0.987–1.023), p = 0.567