Skip to main content

Table 3 Logistic regression estimates for poor SRH, low psychological health and low subjective well-being among older adults

From: Tooth loss and associated self-rated health and psychological and subjective wellbeing among community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study in India

Background factors

Poor SRH

Low psychological health

Low subjective well-being

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Tooth loss

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

2.38*(1.99,2.83)

1.59*(1.33,1.91)

1.65*(1.38,1.97)

Smoking tobacco

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

1.04 (0.88,1.21)

1.11 (0.92,1.34)

1.08 (0.89,1.39)

Chewing tobacco

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

1.04 (0.92,1.18)

0.99 (0.86,1.13)

0.87*(0.76,0.99)

Alcohol consumption

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

0.88 (0.72,1.07)

1.14 (0.89,1.45)

0.78 (0.61,1)

Chronic diseases

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

2.17*(1.91,2.34)

1.57*(1.39,1.79)

1.40*(1.31,1.67)

Difficulty in ADL

 High

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Low

2.44*(1.94,3.06)

2.27*(1.88,2.74)

2.61*(2.15,3.14)

Difficulty in IADL

 High

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Low

1.63*(1.47,1.81)

1.68*(1.47,1.91)

1.72*(1.52,1.94)

Age (years)

 60-69

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 70-79

1.18*(1.06,1.32)

1.14 (1,1.3)

1.19*(1.05,1.35)

 80+

1.18 (0.99,1.41)

1.19 (0.98,1.43)

1.26*(1.04,1.51)

Sex

 Male

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Female

0.89 (0.79,1.01)

0.88 (0.76,1.02)

0.94 (0.78,1.04)

Marital Status

 Not in union

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Currently in union

0.99 (0.88,1.12)

0.97 (0.84,1.12)

0.91 (0.79,1.04)

Education

 No education

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Below 5 years

0.89 (0.78,1.01)

0.75*(0.65,0.87)

0.74*(0.64,0.86)

 6-10 years

0.69*(0.6,0.79)

0.48*(0.4,0.57)

0.53*(0.45,0.63)

 11+ years

0.60*(0.48,0.75)

0.51*(0.36,0.71)

0.51*(0.37,0.7)

Working status (last one year)

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

0.77*(0.68,0.88)

0.81*(0.7,0.94)

0.83*(0.71,0.95)

 Retired

0.63*(0.53,0.75)

0.46*(0.34,0.62)

0.47*(0.35,0.62)

Living arrangement

 Alone

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 With spouse

0.99 (0.78,1.26)

0.61*(0.46,0.79)

0.82 (0.61,1.04)

 With children

1.01 (0.82,1.25)

0.73*(0.58,0.92)

0.71*(0.57,0.89)

 Others

0.93 (0.72,1.21)

0.93 (0.69,1.24)

0.89 (0.67,1.18)

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Poorer

0.67*(0.58,0.79)

0.94 (0.8,1.1)

0.69*(0.59,0.81)

 Middle

0.55*(0.46,0.65)

0.76*(0.63,0.92)

0.48*(0.4,0.58)

 Richer

0.49*(0.41,0.59)

0.65*(0.52,0.8)

0.41*(0.34,0.51)

 Richest

0.52*(0.42,0.64)

0.51*(0.4,0.66)

0.28*(0.22,0.35)

Religion

 Hindu

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Muslim

1.02 (0.81,1.23)

1.16 (0.92,1.46)

1.08 (0.87,1.35)

 Sikh

1.03 (0.81,1.31)

1.08 (0.67,1.48)

1.07 (0.76,1.51)

 Others

1.11 (0.87,1.43)

0.95 (0.69,1.31)

1.11 (0.82,1.49)

Caste

 Scheduled Caste

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Scheduled Tribe

0.82 (0.65,1.04)

0.84 (0.65,1.08)

0.81 (0.64,1.04)

 Other Backward Class

1.07 (0.93,1.24)

0.79*(0.67,0.94)

0.96 (0.82,1.12)

 Others

0.95 (0.83,1.09)

0.83*(0.71,0.98)

0.81*(0.7,0.95)

Residence

 Rural

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Urban

1.01 (0.91,1.12)

0.99 (0.87,1.12)

1.17*(1.04,1.32)

State

 Himachal Pradesh

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Punjab

2.06*(1.67,2.55)

0.38*(0.27,0.54)

0.72*(0.52,0.99)

 West Bengal

3.87*(3.18,4.71)

1.92*(1.53,2.41)

4.88*(3.91,6.11)

 Orissa

0.76*(0.63,0.92)

2.34*(1.86,2.95)

2.13*(1.69,2.68)

 Maharashtra

0.73*(0.61,0.88)

1.63*(1.29,2.06)

3.31*(2.63,4.14)

 Kerala

3.01*(2.48,3.66)

1.08 (0.82,1.41)

1.36*(1.05,1.77)

 Tamil Nadu

1.23*(1.01,1.54)

5.07*(3.98,6.46)

2.77*(2.17,3.52)

 R-square

0.152

0.178

0.187

  1. Ref Reference, *if p < 0.05, SRH self-rated health, ADL Activities of Daily Living, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, % percentage, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio