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Table 1 Odds ratios for disability according to residence, region, education and wealth groups (men), WHS, Turkey 2002

From: Regional inequalities in self-rated health and disability in younger and older generations in Turkey: the contribution of wealth and education

 

Men (<50 years)

Men (≥50 years)

 

N

Age controla

Full controlb

N

Age controla

Full controlb

  

OR

95 % CI

 

95 % CI

 

OR

95 % CI

 

95 % CI

Residence

          

 Urban

1494

1.00

-

1.00

-

801

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Rural

1532

1.11

0.81–1.54

1.08

0.78–1.50

796

1.27*

1.01–1.60

1.20

0.94–1.53

Region

          

 West

923

1.00

-

1.00

-

504

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Med

375

0.62

0.31–1.25

0.56

0.28–1.14

237

0.89

0.61–1.32

0.77

0.51–1.15

 Middle

449

1.27

0.75–2.14

1.09

0.64–1.85

244

1.54*

1.08–2.20

1.23

0.84–1.79

 Black Sea

367

0.97

0.53–1.79

0.98

0.53–1.82

201

1.06

0.71–1.59

0.92

0.61–1.40

 East

912

1.96**

1.31–2.93

1.40

0.91–2.15

411

1.63*

1.20–2.21

1.17

0.85–1.61

Education

          

 8+

1479

1.00

-

1.00

-

381

1.00

-

1.00

 

 5–7 years

1377

2.90**

1.95–4.32

2.34**

1.52–3.58

823

2.67**

1.84–3.88

2.12**

1.43–3.14

 0–4 years

170

7.01**

4.08–12.03

4.38**

2.39–8.03

393

5.40**

3.63–8.03

3.52**

2.29–5.40

Wealth

          

 Highest wealth

749

1.00

-

1.00

-

276

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Second highest

1162

1.24

0.73–2.11

0.96

0.55–1.65

578

1.58*

1.03–2.42

1.27

0.82–1.99

 Middle

408

2.67**

1.51–4.72

1.80

0.99–3.27

321

2.21**

1.41–3.46

1.61*

1.00–2.58

 Second lowest

283

3.45**

1.88–6.35

1.93*

1.01–3.71

172

3.57**

2.19–5.82

2.24*

1.33–3.76

 Lowest

424

4.20**

2.47–7.15

1.88*

1.03–3.45

249

5.10**

3.24–8.01

2.81**

1.72–4.59

  1. aAge control: the regression includes age as control variable
  2. bFull control: the model also includes residence, region, education and wealth as control variables
  3. *p\0.05, **p\0.001