Table 2.
Univariate analysis of factors related to good SRH among elderly females with different visual ability
| Variables | Good visual ability (N = 1112) |
Impaired visual ability (N = 844) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good SRH N (%) | OR (95%CI) | Good-SRH N (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 75+ | 99(28.1) | 62(13.5) | ||
| 65–74 | 303(39.9) | 1.69(1.29–2.23) | 144(37.5) | 3.85(2.75–5.40) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Minority | 40(41.2) | 24(14.0) | ||
| Han | 362(35.7) | 182(27.1) | 2.29(1.44–3.64) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Other | 49(23.2) | 29(11.2) | ||
| Married/cohabitation | 353(39.2) | 2.13(1.51–3.01) | 177(30.26) | 3.44(2.25–5.26) |
| Living arrangement | ||||
| Living alone | 31(23.1) | 11(12.0) | ||
| Living with others | 371(38.0) | 2.04(1.34–3.11) | 195(26.0) | 2.59(1.35–4.96) |
| Pension | ||||
| Haven’t | 19(28.4) | 26(21.5) | ||
| Have | 382(36.7) | 180(24.9) | ||
| Physical conditions | ||||
| Chronic disease | ||||
| Present | 208(26.0) | 137(18.9) | ||
| Not present | 194(62.4) | 4.73(3.58–6.25) | 69 (57.5) | 5.80(3.86–8.71) |
| Hearing ability | ||||
| Impaired | 100(34.7) | 83(14.7) | ||
| Good | 302(36.7) | 123(44.2) | 4.60(3.31–6.42) | |
| Quality of sleep | ||||
| Impaired | 147(30.1) | 66(13.8) | ||
| Good | 255(40.9) | 1.60(1.25–2.06) | 140(38.4) | 3.89(2.79–5.44) |
| Going out alone to distant places | ||||
| Cannot | 152(24.9) | 97(14.2) | ||
| Can | 250(49.9) | 3.01(2.33–3.88) | 109(67.3) | 12.38(8.36–18.33) |
| Worrying about falling | ||||
| Yes | 139(30.8) | 57(13.7) | ||
| No | 263(40.0) | 1.50(1.16–1.93) | 148(34.8) | 3.37(2.39–4.76) |
| Lifestyle factors | ||||
| Taking a walk | ||||
| ≤ 1–2 times/week | 107(29.2) | 28(8.3) | ||
| ≥ 3–4 times/week | 295(39.6) | 1.59(1.22–2.08) | 178(35.0) | 5.93 (3.87–9.10) |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes/had ever | 112(40.1) | 28(16.7) | ||
| Never | 290(34.8) | 178(26.4) | 1.79(1.15–2.78) | |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Yes | 71(43.8) | 29(36.3) | ||
| No | 331(34.8) | 0.69(0.49–0.96) | 176(23.1) | 0.53(0.32–0.86) |
| Regular diet | ||||
| No | 36(23.8) | 16(11.6) | ||
| Yes | 366(38.1) | 1.97(1.32–2.92) | 190(26.9) | 2.81(1.62–4.85) |
| Social psychological status | ||||
| Depressive symptom | ||||
| Present | 16(9.8) | 85(33.6) | ||
| Not present | 386(40.7) | 6.35(3.73–10.81) | 121(20.5) | 0.51(0.37–0.71) |
| Filial piety | ||||
| Poor | 20(22.2) | 6(8.0) | ||
| Good | 380(37.3) | 2.08(1.25–3.48) | 199(26.2) | 4.09(1.75–9.56) |
| Social activities | ||||
| Participating in entertainment | ||||
| No | 98(27.5) | 54(11.8) | ||
| Yes | 304(40.4) | 1.79(1.36–2.36) | 150(39.1) | 4.78(3.37–6.79) |
| Watching television frequently | ||||
| No | 57(37.0) | 21(16.3) | ||
| Yes | 345(36.1) | 185(25.9) | 1.80(1.09–2.96) | |
The OR value was shown when the difference was significant