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Table 2 Determinants of self-rated health by sex and sex difference in the sensitivity to determinants of self-rated health

From: The sex difference in self-rated health among older Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands: an exploratory study of contributing determinants

Variable

Univariate logistic regression model

Women (nā€‰=ā€‰140)

Men (nā€‰=ā€‰220)

P-valueĀ interaction variable*sex

OR *

95% CI

OR *

95% CI

Ā 

Raw model (Age)

0.963

0.85 ā”€ 1.09

0.977

0.90 ā”€ 1.07

0.843

Sociodemographic

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Education level

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒMiddle vs. low

1.041

0.33 ā”€ 3.27

2.214

1.03 ā”€ 4.77

0.292

ā€ƒHigh vs. low

3.573

0.98 ā”€ 13.0

1.454

0.72 ā”€ 2.92

0.218

Living situation (alone)

0.431

0.19 ā”€ 0.97

0.596

0.27 ā”€ 1.34

0.579

Social

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Mosque visit (regularly)

0.798

0.39 ā”€ 1.63

0.493

0.27 ā”€ 0.95

0.329

Societal participation (inactive)

0.740

0.36 ā”€ 1.50

0.802

0.42 ā”€ 1.53

0.853

Religious coping (often)

1.323

0.65 ā”€ 2.70

0.726

0.43 ā”€ 1.24

0.193

Loneliness (0ā€“11)

0.880

0.78 ā”€ 0.99

0.845

0.78 ā”€ 0.92

0.596

Social contact frequency (0ā€“32)

0.981

0.92 ā”€ 1.05

1.03

0.98 ā”€ 1.08

0.231

Lifestyle

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Physical activity (Meth/w)

1.010

0.99 ā”€ 1.02

1.01

1.00 ā”€ 1.02

0.780

Health-related

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Memory complaints (yes)

0.502

0.24 ā”€ 1.03

0.179

0.10 ā”€ 0.32

0.027

Depressive symptoms (0ā€“60)

0.955

0.92 ā”€ 0.98

0.870

0.83 ā”€ 0.91

0.001

Visual difficulties (yes)

0.756

0.37 ā”€ 1.53

0.329

0.19 ā”€ 0.58

0.077

Hearing difficulties (yes)

0.482

0.21 ā”€ 1.13

0.240

0.13 ā”€ 0.46

0.203

Chronic diseases (n)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ1 vs. none

0.223

0.07 ā”€ 0.73

0.775

0.37 ā”€ 1.64

0.070

ā€ƒ2 vs. none

0.230

0.07 ā”€ 0.72

0.222

0.10 ā”€ 0.51

0.979

ā€ƒ3 or more vs. none

0.101

0.03 ā”€ 0.35

0.165

0.07 ā”€ 0.38

0.484

Functional limitations

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒSome vs. none

0.382

0.13 ā”€ 1.09

0.178

0.09 ā”€ 0.37

0.235

ā€ƒA lot vs. none

0.167

0.06 ā”€ 0.45

0.041

0.02 ā”€ 0.10

0.032

  1. * OR on good self-rated health. ORā€‰<ā€‰1 is lower odds on good self-rated health and ORā€‰>ā€‰1 is higher odds on good self-rated health
  2. Note: bold indicates significant (variable pā€‰<ā€‰0.05, interaction term pā€‰<ā€‰0.10)