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Table 5 Determinants of SRH among adult men and women in Aleppo, Syria (n = 2038): odds ratios for normal and poor SRH according to multinomial logistic regression

From: Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: a model from the Middle East

 

Male

Female

 

Poor/excellent

Normal/excellent

Poor/excellent

Normal/excellent

Age

    

   18–29 years

1

1

1

1

   30–45 years

0.8 (0.3 – 1.9)

1.5 (0.9 2.4)

1.5 (0.8 – 2.7)

1.2 (0.8 – 1.7)

   46–65 years

2.9 (1.1 – 7.7)*

2.7 (1.6 – 4.6)*

4.1 (1.9 – 8.4)*

2.3 (1.4 – 3.8)*

Socio- economic score

    

   Low (score 0–3)

1

1

1

1

   Middle (score 4–5)

0.6 (0.2 – 1.2)

1.05 (0.7 – 1.6)

0.43 (0.2 – 0.8)*

1.3 (0.9 – 1.70

   High (score 6–12)

0.5 (0.2 – 1.2)

0.9 (0.6 – 1.5)

0.3 (0.1 – 0.8)*

0.9 (0.7 – 1.4)

Education

    

   Illiterate

1

1

1

1

   Years of education < 9

0.5 (0.3 – 1.2)

1.4 (0.8 – 2.3)

0.9 (0.5 – 1.5)

1.2 (0.9 – 1.7)

   Years of education > 9

0.8 (0.3 – 2.3)

1.3 (0.7 – 2.4)

0.8 (0.3 – 1.8)

1.2 (0.8 – 2)

Employment

    

   Unemployed

1

1

1

1

   Employed/retired

0.5 (0.1 – 1.6)

0.8 (0.4 – 1.5)

0.8 (0.3 – 2.2)

1.2 (0.7 – 1.9)

   Employer/private business

0.4 (0.1 – 1.3)

0.8 (0.4 – 1.5)

1.03 (0.3 – 3.2)

0.9 (0.41 – 1.8)

Density index (DI)

    

   >2.3

1

1

1

1

   1.5 – 2.3

0.4 (0.2 – 0.8)*

0.9 (0.6 – 1.4)

0.5 (0.3 – 0.9)*

0.7 (0.5 – 1.1)

   <1.5

0.4 (0.2 – 0.8)*

1 (0.6 – 1.6)

0.6 (0.3 – 1.1)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.4)

Marital status

    

   Married

1

1

1

1

   Not married

1.5 (0.6 – 3.9)

1.2 (0.7 – 2.1)

0.4 (0.2 – 0.7)*

0.6 (0.4 – 0.9)*

Number of chronic health problem score

    

   None

1

1

1

1

   One

1.5 (0.7 – 3.5)

2.1 (1.5 – 3.1)*

3.4 (1.8 – 6.5)*

17 (1.2 – 2.5)*

   Two or more

6.7 (3.1 – 14.4)*

3.1 (1.9 – 4.9)*

4.8 (2.6 – 9.2)*

1.9 (1.3 – 2.7)*

Self-perceived functional disability and affection score

    

   0–9 little disability

1

1

1

1

   10–16 moderate

3.3 (1.3 – 8.5)*

2.9 (2 – 4.3)*

5.9 (1.9 – 17.9)*

3.4 (2.3 – 4.9)*

   17–36 sever disability

11.9 (4.8 – 29.2)*

5.2 (3.4 – 7.9)*

22.2 (7.7 – 63.9)*

5.8 (3.9 – 8.5)*

Body mass index (BMI) score

    

   <25

1

1

1

1

   (25 – 30)

0.7 (0.3 – 1.5)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.5)

0.7 (0.4 – 1.5)

0.7 (0.5 – 1.04)

   >30

0.5 (0.2 – 1.2)

1.1 (0.7 – 1.7)

0.6 (0.3 – 1.3)

0.8 (0.5 – 1.1)

Physical activity score

    

   Low < 1

1

1

1

1

   Middle (score 1–3)

0.4 (0.2 – 0.8)*

0.6 (0.4 – 0.8)*

0.9 (0.6 – 1.5)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.3)

   High >3

0.1 (0.02 – 0.4)*

0.4 (0.2 – 0.7)*

0.4 (0.1 – 1.2)

0.7 (0.4 – 1.1)

Smoking status (non smoker as reference)

2.6 (1.2 – 5.6)*

1 (0.72 – 1.4)

0.8 (0.4 – 1.3)

1

Have someone who supports when needed ("no" as reference)

0.5 (0.2 – 0.9)*

1.1 (0.7 – 1.7)

0.9 (0.5 – 1.8)

1.3 (0.8 – 1.9)

Have someone shares happiness & sorrow ("no" as reference)

1.5 (0.5 – 4.2)

0.8 (0.5 – 1.4)

0.4 (0.2 – 0.8)*

0.8 (0.5 – 1.3)

  1. * p <0.05 according to multinomial logistic regression analysis with all variables studied entered into the model. Note that because education, employment, and density index are part of the SES score, two models were build in one the total SES score was entered, and in the other the three individual components were entered.
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