Determinants of self-rated health in old age: A population-based, cross-sectional study using the International Classification of Functioning

Table 3 Relationships between self-rated health (SRH) and scores on explanatory variables*: a) univariate SRH models, 3b) full multivariate SRH model, and 3c) minimal multivariate model

Explanatory variable		3a) Univariate			3b) Full multivariate model			3c) Minimal multivariate model
	N‡	OR§	95% CI	P	AdjOR	95% CI	P	AdjOR	95% CI	P
Body Functions
Pain	185	1.02	1.01-1.03	<0.001	1.01	0.99-1.02	0.134
Depressive symptoms	185	0.70	0.62-0.78	<0.001	0.82	0.68-0.97	0.023	0.79	0.70-0.88	<0.001
Cognitive function	184	1.19	1.03-1.39	0.020	1.04	0.85-1.28	0.688
Balance confidence	183	1.59	1.35-1.86	<0.001	1.12	0.79-1.56	0.516
Activities
Basic lower extremity capacity	185	1.07	1.05-1.10	<0.001	0.98	0.92-1.03	0.391
Advanced lower extremity capacity	185	1.06	1.04-1.09	<0.001	1.03	0.99-1.07	0.057	1.05	1.02-1.17	<0.001
Upper extremity capacity	185	1.07	1.05-1.09	<0.001	1.02	0.98-1.06	0.251	1.13	1.00-1.16	0.040
Timed mobility	180	0.73	0.64-0.84	<0.001	0.89	0.72-1.11	0.325
Participation
Participation frequency	184	1.13	1.03-1.22	0.005	1.00	0.91-1.09	0.995
Less participation restriction	184	6.66	3.22-13.8	<0.001	1.48	0.58-3.74	0.411
Personal factors
Leisure time PA†	182	2.53	1.43-4.50	0.002	1.16	0.57-2.31	0.683
Household PA	185	1.02	1.01-1.03	<0.001	1.01	0.99-1.02	0.064	1.01	1.00-1.02	0.016
Work-related PA	185	2.16	1.11-4.20	0.024	1.30	0.61-2.77	0.492
Medical diagnoses	185	0.55	0.46-0.66	<0.001	0.89	0.66-1.20	0.448
Age	185	0.97	0.92-1.02	0.250	1.10	1.03-1.18	0.004	1.09	1.02-1.17	0.006
Gender	185	2.47	1.30-4.67	0.006	0.85	0.37-1.92	0.699
Environmental factors
Residency	185	2.17	1.25-3.76	0.006	0.66	0.22-1.95	0.454
Adequacy of income	185	1.13	0.56-2.27	0.744	0.85	0.36-1.98	0.709
					Pseudo R ² = 0.25			Pseudo R ² = 0.24

*Based on weighted data; †PA = physical activity; ‡N is less than 185 were data are missing on the explanatory variables; §Odds Ratios (OR) higher than one indicate that higher score on the explanatory variable is associated with better SRH.

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