Table 3

Odds ratios (ORs) (and 95% confidence intervals) from logistic regression where the OR of being 1) a refuser or 2) an informant-only respondent at wave 2 is associated with an increase in the predictor.

Wave 1 Variables
Refusers compared to Participants n-716
Informant-only groups compared to Participants n-674

Age
0.96 (0.91–1.03)
1.00 (0.92–1.10)
Sex (males = 1 females = 2)
1.25 (0.72–2.18)
1.21 (0.47–3.08)
Years of education *
1.02 (0.90–1.16)
1.02 (0.82–1.27)
Occupational status (white collar)
0.68 (0.38–1.23)
1.07 (0.42–2.72)
NART*
0.95 (0.92 0.98)
0.94 (0.89–1.00)
MMSE*
0.91 (0.88–1.02)
0.75 (0.63–0.89)
Activities of daily living *
0.90 (0.76–1.07)
1.04 (0.89–1.21)
Sight impairment scale *
1.03 (0.88–1.21)
1.20 (0.98–1.45)
Distressed by interview (no = 1, yes = 2)
2.30 (0.86–6.15)
0.94 (0.16–5.37)

*OR associated with an increase of one unit in the scale.

Jacomb et al. BMC Public Health 2002 2:4   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-2-4