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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of SRH reported by male and female respondents.

From: Decomposition and comparative analysis of health inequities between the male and female older adults in China: a national cross-sectional study

Variable

Female

Male

P

OR

[95%CI]

P

OR

[95%CI]

Residence

      

 City

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 Town

0.006

0.822

(0.714,0.946)

0.013

1.212

(1.041,1.410)

 Rural

0.408

0.945

(0.827,1.080)

0.001

1.290

(1.114,1.495)

Age (years)

      

    < 70

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 70–79

0.011

0.787

(0.654,0.948)

0.390

0.923

(0.768,1.108)

 80–89

0.008

0.763

(0.626,0.931)

0.176

0.876

(0.723,1.061)

 90–99

0.285

0.887

(0.713,1.105)

0.401

0.912

(0.736,1.131)

 ≥ 100

0.387

0.903

(0.715,1.139)

0.693

0.947

(0.723,1.241)

Marital status

      

    Married and living with spouse

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 Widowed

0.006

1.217

(1.059,1.398)

0.248

1.087

(0.943,1.253)

 Other

0.738

0.932

(0.618,1.407)

0.202

0.835

(0.632,1.102)

Living status

      

 Living with family

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 Alone

0.197

0.915

(0.800,1.047)

0.540

1.056

(0.887,1.257)

 Nursing home

0.247

0.845

(0.635,1.124)

0.883

1.026

(0.728,1.446)

BMI (kg/m2)

      

 18.5–23.9

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 < 18.5

0.004

0.820

(0.717,0.938)

0.002

0.765

(0.646,0.906)

 24.0-27.9

0.802

1.016

(0.895,1.154)

0.371

1.061

(0.932,1.208)

 ≥ 28.0

0.807

1.022

(0.860,1.215)

0.555

1.062

(0.870,1.297)

Self-reported income

      

 Poor

 

1.000

    

 So so

< 0.001

2.289

(1.910,2.744)

< 0.001

2.646

(2.162,3.237)

 Rich

< 0.001

4.715

(3.825,5.812)

< 0.001

5.563

(4.432,6.983)

Smoking

      

 Current

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 Ever

0.197

0.800

(0.570,1.122)

0.007

0.819

(0.708,0.947)

 Never

0.019

0.749

(0.588,0.954)

0.446

0.948

(0.827,1.087)

Drinking

      

 Current

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 Ever

< 0.001

0.567

(0.421,0.763)

< 0.001

0.495

(0.420,0.583)

 Never

< 0.001

0.585

(0.477,0.719)

< 0.001

0.699

(0.612,0.799)

Exercise

      

 No

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 Yes

< 0.001

1.535

(1.366,1.724)

< 0.001

1.517

(1.350,1.704)

Social activity

      

 No

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 Yes

< 0.001

1.514

(1.347,1.702)

< 0.001

1.451

(1.270,1.659)

Education (years)

      

 0

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 1–6

0.488

1.048

(0.918,1.197)

0.101

1.131

(0.977,1.309)

 ≥ 7

0.005

0.826

(0.724,0.943)

0.432

1.063

(0.913,1.238)

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