Socioeconomic conditions of elderly people in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study

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Table 4 Association of socio-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics with self-perceived poverty; multivariable-adjusted analysis

Variable	OR^*	95% CI^*	P
Sex:
Men	1.00	Reference	0.024
Women	1.27	1.03-1.56
Age group:
65–74 years
75–84 years
85+ years
Residence:
Rural	1.00	Reference	<0.001
Urban	1.42	1.17-1.73
Educational level:			0.037 (2) ^†
9+ years	1.00	Reference	-
1–8 years	1.41	1.01-1.96	0.044
0 years	1.60	1.12-2.28	0.010
Marital status:
Married
Single
Separated
Widowed
Living arrangements:
Not living alone	1.00	Reference	<0.001
Living alone	2.66	1.73-4.07

^* Multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (ORs: poor vs. not poor) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from binary logistic regression. All variables presented in the table were included in a backward stepwise elimination procedure with a p-value to exit set at >0.10. Empty cells refer to the variables excluded from the model.
^† Overall p-value and degrees of freedom (in parentheses).

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