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Table 4 Odds ratios for self-rated-health according to residence, region, education and wealth groups (women), 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

 

Women (<50 years)

Women (≥50 years)

 

N

Age controla

Full controlb

N

Age controla

Full controlb

  

OR

95 % CI

 

OR

 

OR

95 % CI

 

OR

Residence

          

 Urban

2148

1.00

-

1.00

-

868

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Rural

2240

1.28*

1.04–1.57

1.26*

1.02–1.56

912

1.03

0.82–1.30

1.05

0.83–1.34

Region

          

 West

1432

1.00

 

1.00

 

598

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Med

533

0.52*

0.33–0.83

0.49*

0.31–0.79

270

1.09

0.72–1.65

0.91

0.60–1.40

 Middle

724

1.47*

1.09–1.98

1.24

0.91–1.69

252

1.98**

1.36–2.89

1.69*

1.15–2.50

 Black Sea

503

0.80

0.53–1.20

0.71

0.47–1.07

226

1.95*

1.32–2.86

1.53*

1.03–2.28

 East

1196

1.70*

1.31–2.20

1.05

0.79–1.39

434

2.76**

2.02–3.78

2.06**

1.48–2.85

Education

          

 8+

1267

1.00

-

1.00

-

175

1.00

-

1.00

-

 5–7 years

2272

2.19**

1.58–3.02

1.59*

1.14–2.23

541

2.52*

1.27–5.02

2.04*

1.01–4.12

 0–4 years

849

5.35**

3.81–7.50

2.63**

1.79–3.87

1064

5.70**

2.96–10.98

3.52**

1.77–6.99

Wealth

          

 Highest wealth

1079

1.00

-

1.00

-

223

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Second highest

1724

2.16**

1.50–3.09

1.76*

1.21–2.55

582

1.76*

1.07–2.87

1.42

0.85–2.36

 Middle

633

3.08**

2.04–4.63

2.22**

1.45–3.41

418

1.69*

1.01–2.82

1.17

0.68–1.99

 Second lowest

392

4.75**

3.11–7.24

3.14**

2.00–4.93

215

3.96**

2.33–6.72

2.44*

1.40–4.27

 Lowest

557

6.89**

4.71–10.08

4.06**

2.65–6.22

342

3.60**

2.18–5.95

2.09*

1.22–3.56

  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