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Table 4 Estimated Odds Ratios of the Multinomial logistic model of disability types

From: Examining the types and payments of the disabilities of the insurants in the national farmers' health insurance program in Taiwan

Type*

1 vs. 2

3 vs. 2

4 vs. 2

5 vs. 2

6 vs. 2

7 vs. 2

8 vs. 2

9 vs. 2

10 vs. 2

Male

3.396**

2.838

1.787

11.044

1.012

0.861

6.233

2.288

1.728

If before NHI

1.078

1.273

0.406

1.326

1.084

1.108

1.179

1.043

1.441

Age group

         

   <45 (ref. group)

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

   45-54

0.426

1.237

0.532

1.042

1.084

0.585

0.367

0.592

0.617

   55-64

0.095

0.473

0.063

0.175

0.085

0.354

0.045

0.140

0.120

   65-74

0.024

0.165

0.007

0.021

0.007

0.121

0.005

0.031

0.037

   75-84

0.012

0.109

0.001

0.007

0.003

0.059

0.001

0.011

0.028

   > = 85

0.008

0.133

0.002

0.005

0.002

0.043

0.001

0.007

0.024

Insured job categories

        

   Self-employed farmer, non-FA

1.028

0.853

2.169

0.904

0.922

1.091

0.778

1.584

1.010

   Tenant, non-FA

1.322

0.652

7.802

0.799

0.957

1.152

1.056

2.297

1.771

   Spouse of the farm operator

1.138

0.978

9.223

1.191

1.274

1.485

0.896

2.052

1.085

   Self-employed. farmer, FA

0.927

0.838

3.284

0.858

1.214

1.045

0.671

1.321

0.898

   Tenant, FA

1.153

1.228

8.719

0.894

1.381

1.382

0.388

2.285

1.618

   Hired worker (ref. group)

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

Geographic region

        

North(ref. group)

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

   Middle

0.502

0.343

0.955

0.689

0.457

0.799

0.440

0.331

0.921

   South

0.424

0.247

0.470

0.421

0.358

0.692

0.394

0.273

0.535

   East

0.508

0.716

0.558

0.817

0.419

0.721

0.412

0.638

1.206

  1. * Type 1 = Mental and neurological; 3 = Ear; 4 = Nose; 5 = Mouth; 6 = Viscera disability in chest and abdomen; 7 = Trunk; 8 = Head- face- and neck; 9 = Upper limbs; 10 = Lower limbs. Eye disability (Type 2) the reference group. Detailed definitions of disability types can be found in Table 1.
  2. ** The bold number indicates statistical significance at least 5% level.
  3. The odds ratios are measured by: Diagnosis of other disability types vs. diagnosis of eye disability.
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