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Table 3 The odds ratios (and 95% CI) of experiencing COVID-19-confirmed/suspected deaths in the English care homes

From: Excess mortality for care home residents during the first 23 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a national cohort study

 

% of care homes in each category reporting COVID-19 deaths

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Multivariable adjusted OR (95% CI)

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Overall (nursing and residential combined)

 Providing residential services only

14.9

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Providing nursing services

20.0

5.93

(5.47–6.42)

< 0.001

1.81

(1.64–1.99)

< 0.001

 Providing non-dementia services to children and/or adults only

19.2

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Providing services to older people/with dementia

17.0

26.87

(21.95–32.88)

< 0.001

5.45

(4.36–6.81)

< 0.001

 For-profit care homes

16.6

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Not-for-profit care home

21.2

0.54

(0.48–0.61)

< 0.001

0.96

(0.83–1.11)

0.605

 Non-branded care homes

14.4

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Branded care homes

21.7

1.6

(1.48–1.72)

< 0.001

1.21

(1.1–1.34)

< 0.001

 Small homes [0–23 beds]

11.4

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Medium homes [24–40 beds]

14.7

10.84

(9.53–12.33)

< 0.001

5.2

(4.52–5.98)

< 0.001

 Large homes [41+ beds]

21.9

35.69

(31.43–40.52)

< 0.001

13.27

(11.45–15.37)

< 0.001

Nursing

 Providing non-dementia services to children and/or adults only

22.7

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Providing services to older people/with dementia

20.0

9.99

(6.93–14.42)

< 0.001

2.98

(1.98–4.49)

< 0.001

 For-profit care homes

19.6

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Not-for-profit care home

24.8

0.59

(0.47–0.73)

< 0.001

0.91

(0.71–1.17)

0.48

 Non-branded care homes

17.4

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Branded care homes

23.1

1.61

(1.42–1.83)

< 0.001

1.26

(1.1–1.45)

0.001

 Small homes [0–23 beds]

14.5

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Medium homes [24–40 beds]

16.3

5.97

(4.43–8.03)

< 0.001

4.39

(3.21–5.99)

< 0.001

 Large homes [41+ beds]

22.1

16.10

(12.1–21.43)

< 0.001

10.88

(8.03–14.74)

< 0.001

Residential

 Providing non-dementia services to children and/or adults only

18.2

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Providing services to older people/with dementia

14.7

21.8

(16.97–28)

< 0.001

6.57

(5–8.63)

< 0.001

 For-profit care homes

14.3

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Not-for-profit care home

19.5

0.73

(0.63–0.85)

< 0.001

0.99

(0.83–1.19)

0.943

 Non-branded care homes

12.8

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Branded care homes

20.2

1.31

(1.17–1.46)

< 0.001

1.16

(1.02–1.33)

0.028

 Small homes [0–23 beds]

10.9

1

(Reference)

1

(Reference)

 Medium homes [24–40 beds]

14.0

9.70

(8.34–11.27)

< 0.001

5.12

(4.36–6.00)

< 0.001

 Large homes [41+ beds]

21.5

27.50

(23.35–32.40)

< 0.001

13.45

(11.26–16.08)

< 0.001

  1. A total of 15,524 care homes in England (4428 nursing and 11,096 residential) reported to be active in March 2020 to CQC. Adjusted odds computed using multivariable models with local authority-fixed effects