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Table 5 Poisson regression models showing the changes in the gender gap in mobility difficulty by world region

From: The gender gap in mobility: A global cross-sectional study

World Region

% with

Model 1 †

Model 2 ‡

Model 3 §

 

Mobility Difficulty in

Mobility Difficulty

Mobility Difficulty

Mobility Difficulty

 

Men and Women

PRR* (95% CI)

PRR* (95% CI)

PRR* (95% CI)

Africa, n = 60,277

23%, 31%

1.30 (1.23–1.37)

1.26 (1.20 –1.34)

1.11 (1.06 –1.17)

Americas, n = 49,803

17%, 25%

1.37 (1.26 –1.49)

1.38 (1.26–1.50)

1.16 (1.06 –1.26)

Eastern Mediterranean n = 16,450

24%, 40%

1.66 (1.51 –1.81) ||

1.49 (1.36 –1.62)

1.17 (1.07 –1.27)

Europe n = 40,477

25%, 38%

1.34 (1.24 –1.44)

1.32 (1.23 –1.42)

1.11 (1.04 –1.19)

South-east Asia, n = 34,743

35%, 49%

1.39 (1.33 –1.45)

1.30 (1.24 –1.36)

1.16 (1.12 –1.21)

Western Pacific, n = 27,236

31%, 36%

1.12 (1.06 –1.18) ||

1.09 (1.03 –1.15)

1.03 (0.98 –1.08)

  1. * Prevalence rate ratio for women versus men.
  2. Model 1: Adjusted by age.
  3. Model 2: Adjusted by age, marital status, education, and setting.
  4. § Model 3: Adjusted by age, marital status, education, setting, back pain, arthritis, angina, depression, and cognitive difficulties.
  5. || In a single regression model for all regions combined (not shown here), interaction terms were statistically significant for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Pacific regions using Africa as the reference region (P < 0.01).