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Table 3 Odds ratios a for correlates of poorer self-rated health

From: A simple measure with complex determinants: investigation of the correlates of self-rated health in older men and women from three continents

Predictor (reference group)

Model 1

Model 2

 

OR (95 % CI)

Model effectχ 2(DF)

OR (95 % CI)

Model effectχ 2(DF)

Gender (male)

0.97 (0.94-0.99)

5.41(1)*

1.01 (0.98-1.04)

0.37(1)

Age (years)

1.00 (1.00-1.00)

0.10(1)

1.01 (1.01-1.01)

54.82(1)***

Partner status (partnered)

1.03 (1.00-1.05)

3.16(1)

1.05 (1.02-1.08)

12.71(1)***

Education (Grade 9 or lower)

 

2058.55(2)***

 

428.36(2)***

 Grades 10-12

0.58 (0.56-0.60)

 

0.81 (0.78-0.84)

 

 Post-secondary

0.46 (0.44-0.48)

 

0.66 (0.63-0.69)

 

Smoking (non-smoker)

1.18 (1.12-1.23)

50.63(1)***

1.17 (1.12-1.23)

47.92(1)***

Alcohol (abstainer)

0.77 (0.75-0.80)

331.24(1)***

0.80 (0.78-0.83)

194.80(1)***

Medical conditions (none)

 

1080.16(2)***

 

2075.39(2)***

 One

1.36 (1.30-1.41)

 

1.59 (1.53-1.66)

 

 More than one

1.83 (1.76-1.90)

 

2.51 (2.41-2.61)

 

ADL difficulty (none)

1.99 (1.90-2.08)

935.02(1)***

2.19 (2.09-2.29)

1154.01(1)***

Mental health (good)

2.14 (2.06-2.23)

1473.45(1)***

2.13 (2.04-2.21)

1381.77(1)***

Country (Korea)

   

4266.66(3)***

 Australia

  

0.24 (0.23-0.26)

 

 USA

  

0.22 (0.21-0.23)

 

 Japan

  

0.22 (0.21-0.23)

 
  1. *p < .05; ***p < .001.
  2. a Odds ratios are shown with 95% confidence intervals.
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