Table 3: Gender and elder mistreatment subtypes across different definitions

 

Group1:

Men

% (95% CI)

Group 2:

Women

% (95% CI)

Women vs. Men

OR (95% CI)

EM _ Broad

26.57 (24.19-28.94)

25.30 (23.31-27.29)

0.94 (0.79-1.10)

EM _ Strict

15.77 (13.81-17.74)

12.57 (11.05-14.09)

0.77 (0.63-0.94)+

EM _ Moderate

18.64 (16.54-20.74)

16.01 (14.33-17.69)

0.83 (0.69-1.00)

Physical 

0.98 (0.45-1.52)

1.09 (0.62-1.57)

1.11 (0.55-2.25)

Psychological_1

8.02 (6.55-9.48)

11.07 (9.63-12.51)

1.42 (1.12-1.83)+

Psychological_2

4.39 (3.28-5.49)

5.97 (4.89-7.06)

1.38 (0.99-1.92)

Psychological_3

2.27 (1.47-3.07)

2.79 (2.04-3.55)

1.24 (0.78-1.96)

Psychological_ Beach

2.50 (1.66-3.34)

3.18 (2.37-3.98)

1.28 (0.83-1.98)

Psychological_Pillemer

0.76 (0.29-1.22)

1.31 (0.79-1.83)

1.75 (0.83-3.66)

Financial _ 1

11.66 (9.93-13.39)

7.51 (6.30-8.72)

0.62 (0.48-0.78)*

Financial _ 2

11.13 (9.43-12.82)

7.12 (5.94-8.30)

0.61 (0.48-0.78)*

Neglect_ 1

11.45 (9.70-13.21)

10.92 (9.43-12.40)

0.95 (0.75-1.19)

Neglect _ 2

4.98 (3.78-6.17)

4.28 (3.32-5.25)

0.86 (0.61-1.21)

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CI: 95% Confidence interval is based on the inversion of Wald test constructed with the use of standard errors. + p<0.05, * p<0.001

Notes:   EM_Broad: broadly-defined EM;  EM_Moderate: moderately-defined EM; EM_strict: strictly-defined EM; Psych_1: an affirmative “yes” response to having experienced any of the eight CTS psychological mistreatment items;  Psych_2: affirmative responses in two or more items (Psych -2);  Psych_3: affirmative responses in three or more items (Psych-3); Psych_Beach: affirmative responses in three or more items or threats to send to nursing home or abandonment; Psych_Pillemer: affirmative responses in 10+ times for CTS items; Financial _1: any positive answer on the 17-item measure (financial-1); Financial _2: any positive answer on the 14-item measure, but excluding three items that may be less likely to be considered as financial exploitation: felt entitled to use your money, prevented you from spending your money, and tricked or pressured you into buying something (financial-2); neglect: 1) any unmet needs + living with a family member (neglect-1), and 2) moderate/severe unmet needs + living with a family member (neglect-2).