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Table 3 A final two-level multivariate model without interaction terms measuring association between predictor variables and self-rated health with corresponding adjusted odds ratios,95% CI, and p-values

From: Pain and self-rated health among middle-aged and older Canadians: an analysis of the Canadian community health survey―healthy aging

Variable

Odds ratio

95%CI

P-value

Lower

Upper

Gender/sex

 Male

Ref. category

   

 Female

1.36

1.28

1.46

< 0.001

Educational level

 Less than secondary

Ref. category

   

 Secondary graduation

1.82

1.66

2.01

< 0.001

 Other post-secondary

1.83

1.58

2.13

< 0.001

 Post-secondary graduation

1.98

1.84

2.13

< 0.001

Total household income, CAD

  < = $20,000

Ref. category

   

 $20,000–$39,999

1.35

1.23

1.47

< 0.001

 $40,000–$59,999

2.06

1.84

2.31

< 0.001

 $60,000–$79,999

2.99

2.60

3.43

< 0.001

 $80,000 or more

4.43

3.88

5.07

< 0.001

 Not stated

1.45

1.30

1.60

< 0.001

Marital status

 Married/common law

Ref. category

   

 Divorced/separate/widowed

1.03

0.95

1.10

0.494

 Never married/single

1.19

1.05

1.34

0.005

Life stress

 No

Ref. category

   

 Yes

0.59

0.55

0.63

< 0.001

Self-reported BMI

 Normalweight

Ref. category

   

 Underweight

0.48

0.39

0.59

< 0.001

 Overweight

0.93

0.86

0.99

0.046

 Obese

0.60

0.55

0.65

< 0.001

Depression

 No

Ref. category

   

 Yes

0.59

0.54

0.64

< 0.001

Loneliness

 No

Ref. category

   

 Yes

    

Type of smoker

0.58

0.54

0.63

< 0.001

 Never/former smoker

Ref. category

   

 Daily

0.79

0.73

0.86

< 0.001