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Table 4 Demographic predictors of wave 5 self-rated health (partially adjusted and fully adjusted models)

From: Is alcohol consumption in older adults associated with poor self-rated health? Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Independent variables

Partially-adjusted (For self-rated health)

Fully-adjusteda

Odds ratio

95 % C.I. for OR

Sig. Level

Odds ratio

95 % C.I. for OR

Sig. Level

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Reference category: Drinking Profile 1

        

Drinking Profile 2

0.58

0.45

0.75

<.01

0.78

0.59

1.03

0.07

Drinking Profile 3

0.62

0.42

0.92

0.02

0.96

0.64

1.44

0.84

Drinking Profile 4

0.74

0.47

1.19

0.21

1.02

0.62

1.68

0.93

Drinking Profile 5

0.65

0.09

4.92

0.68

0.57

0.07

4.47

0.59

Drinking Profile 6

0.60

0.42

0.86

<.01

0.79

0.54

1.17

0.24

Drinking Profile 7

0.73

0.40

1.33

0.30

0.94

0.50

1.77

0.84

Reference category: Wave 0 self-rated health (bad/very bad)

        

Wave 0 self-rated heath (fair to very good)

10.0

7.69

13.13

<.01

7.29

5.45

7.98

<.01

Reference category: Wealth quintile 1 (lowest 20 %)

        

Wealth quintile 2 (21–40 %)

0.51

0.38

0.67

<.01

0.74

0.54

1.01

0.67

Wealth quintile 3 (41–60 %)

0.29

0.22

0.41

<.01

0.56

0.39

0.76

<.01

Wealth quintile 4 (61–80 %)

0.22

0.16

0.31

<.01

0.51

0.35

0.75

<.01

Wealth quintile 5 (81–100 %-wealthiest 20 %)

0.17

0.12

0.24

<.01

0.48

0.32

0.73

<.01

  1. aAdjusted for W1-wealth (shown in table), W1-social class, W1-education, W1-household size, W0-gender, W0-age, W0-smoking, W0-BMI