Table 4 Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for the presence of morbidity in association with sociodemographic and health characteristics among a cohort of elderly subjects aged 60 – 84 years in Ansan, Korea
OR | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Model 1* | |||
Age | (1 year) | 0.99 | 0.98 to 1.01 |
Gender | Men | 1.00 | |
Women (ref. Men) | 1.49 | 1.09 to 2.05 | |
Marital status‡ | Single | 1.13 | 0.89 to 1.44 |
Married | 1.00 | ||
Employment | Yes | 1.00 | |
No | 1.34 | 1.05 to 1.71 | |
Household income | < 0.5 | 1.26 | 0.94 to 1.68 |
(million won/month)§ | 0.5 – 1.99 | 1.47 | 1.08 to 1.99 |
1.0 – 1.99 | 0.93 | 0.70 to 1.23 | |
≥ 2.0 | 1.00 | ||
Education (years) | 0 | 0.65 | 0.47 to 0.89 |
1 – 9 | 0.87 | 0.69 to 1.09 | |
≥ 10 | 1.00 | ||
Religious activity | Regular | 1.00 | |
Irregular | 0.93 | 0.74 to 1.18 | |
Never | 0.91 | 0.72 to 1.14 | |
Exercise | Yes | 1.00 | |
No | 0.94 | 0.77 to 1.15 | |
Alcohol intake | Non-drinker | 1.00 | |
Ex-drinker | 1.55 | 1.12 to 2.14 | |
Current drinker | 0.94 | 0.74 to 1.20 | |
Smoking | Non-smoker | 1.00 | |
Ex-smoker | 1.04 | 0.77 to 1.41 | |
Current smoker | 0.70 | 0.52 to 0.95 | |
Model 2 † | |||
Self-assessed health status | Good | 1.00 | |
Moderate | 1.69 | 1.31 to 2.19 | |
Poor | 2.80 | 2.18 to 3.59 | |
Worries about health | Yes (ref. No) | 1.92 | 1.55 to 2.39 |