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Table 4 Odds ratios and 95% CI from weighted ordinal logistic regression models of whether Self-reported food insecurity, being physically active, type of smoker, and type of drinker medicate the association between living arrangements and self-rated health among Canadians aged 60+, N = 39,636, Canadian Community Health Survey 2017–2018 Annual Component

From: Investigating food insecurity, health lifestyles, and self-rated health of older Canadians living alone

 

Self-rated Health

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Living arrangements (Living alone)

 With spouses/partners

1.12 [1.03, 1.20]**

1.10 [1.02, 1.18]*

1.08 [1.00, 1.17]*

1.08 [1.00, 1.16]

1.03 [0.96, 1.12]

 With spouses/partners and children

0.96 [0.82, 1.13]

0.94 [0.80, 1.11]

0.94 [0.80, 1.10]

0.96 [0.81, 1.12]

0.94 [0.80, 1.10]

 With children only

1.04 [0.82, 1.31]

1.04 [0.83, 1.32]

1.05 [0.82, 1.33]

1.06 [0.85, 1.33]

1.11 [0.88, 1.39]

 Other

1.11 [0.94, 1.30]

1.10 [0.93, 1.29]

1.11 [0.94, 1.30]

1.14 [0.97, 1.34]

1.14 [0.97, 1.33]

Self-reported food insecurity (Never true)

 Sometime true / Often true

 

0.63 [0.52, 0.77]***

  

0.68 [0.56, 0.82]***

Type of smoker (Not at all)

 Occasionally smoke

  

0.67 [0.54, 0.83]***

 

0.66 [0.53, 0.83]***

 Daily smoke

  

0.58 [0.52, 0.66]***

 

0.60 [0.53, 0.68]***

Type of drinker (Did not drink at all)

 Occasionally drink

   

1.10 [0.99, 1.22]

1.07 [0.96, 1.19]

 Regularly drink

   

1.64 [1.50, 1.78]***

1.57 [1.44, 1.71]***

Being physically active or not (No)

 Yes

    

1.93 [1.75, 2.13]***

Pseudo R2

0.1655

0.1664

0.1687

0.1707

0.1801

Cut point 1

−2.44

−2.49

−2.65

−2.19

−1.90

Cut point 2

−0.42

−0.47

−0.63

−0.16

0.17

  1. Note. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. Model 1 controls for respondents’ demographic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, objective health conditions, and their access to healthcare. On top of that, Models 2 to 4 further control for food insecurity, smoking, and drinking, respectively. Model 5 controls for all covariates, food insecurity, and health lifestyle variables