Table 4.
A Summary of risk factors for predictive models of perceived health in older Canadian adults.
| Sociodemographic variables | Perceived health (model 1) | Perceived health (model 2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Age (years) | 1.02 | 1.01, 1.04 | <.001 | 1.02 | 1.00, 1.03 | .05 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.15 | 0.92, 1.43 | .21 | 1.20 | 0.96, 1.50 | .11 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/common law | 1.0 | 0.80, 1.25 | .98 | 1.00 | 0.80, 1.25 | .35 |
| Education | ||||||
| Graduated from high school | 0.56 | 0.46, 0.70 | <.001 | 0.61 | 0.49, 0.76 | <.001 |
| Income | ||||||
| CAD < 14999 | 1.13 | 0.85, 1.50 | .40 | 1.14 | 0.86, 1.51 | .37 |
| Health related variables | ||||||
| BMI (m/Kg2) | 1.04 | 1.01, 1.06 | <.001 | 1.03 | 1.00, 1.05 | .04 |
| Type of smoker | ||||||
| Regular/occasional | 1.89 | 1.38, 2.59 | <.001 | 1.72 | 1.26, 2.36 | <.001 |
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| Regular/occasional | 0.52 | 0.41, 0.66 | <.001 | 0.55 | 0.43, 0.70 | <.001 |
| Has a chronic condition | ||||||
| Yes | 7.60 | 3.21, 18.07 | <.001 | 7.48 | 3.18, 17.57 | <.001 |
| Wheelchair use | ||||||
| No (walks with support) | 4.18 | 3.05, 5.75 | <.001 | 3.63 | 2.64, 4.99 | <.001 |
| Yes | 10.56 | 5.90, 18.92 | <.001 | 6.94 | 3.81, 12.65 | <.001 |
| Physical Activity Index | ||||||
| Inactive | — | 1.64 | 1.29, 2.07 | <.001 | ||
| Participates in leisure activities | ||||||
| No | — | 1.67 | 1.24, 2.26 | <.001 | ||
Model 1: impact of wheelchair use on perceived health, controlled for sociodemographic and health-related variables.
Model 2: impact of wheelchair use on perceived health after adding physical activity behaviours to the model, controlled for sociodemographic and health-related variables.