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. 2012 Oct 16;2012:868797. doi: 10.1155/2012/868797

Table 4.

Associations of successful aging, according to the six models, with socioeconomic characteristics. A multivariate logistic regression model, all the predictors included in the model simultaneously. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Models of successful aging
1 2 3 4 5 6
Age
 90–91 2.74 (0.59–12.76) 1.93 (0.99–3.78) 1.68 (0.83–3.4) 1.43 (0.76–2.66) 1.82 (0.93–3.57) 2.85 (1.81–4.49)
 92–93 3.93 (0.82–18.89) 2.15 (1.02–4.53) 1.76 (0.91–3.42) 1.93 (1.0–3.73) 2.14 (1.05–4.40) 2.90 (1.79–4.73)
 94+ 1 1 1 1 1 1
Gender
 Men 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Women 0.20 (0.07–0.54) 0.46 (0.26–0.82) 0.53 (0.29–0.96) 0.54 (0.31–0.94) 0.47 (0.27–0.83) 0.98 (0.06–1.50)
Marital status
 Unmarried 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Married 0.85 (0.26–2.73) 1.17 (0.61–2.26) 1.60 (0.82–3.12) 1.71 (0.92– 3.16) 1.42 (0.74–2.7) 1.11 (0.69–1.81)
Education
 Low 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Middle 1.64 (0.34–7.88) 1.77 (0.81–3.85) 1.16 (0.47–2.87) 0.89 (0.37–2.18) 1.10 (0.47–2.54) 1.57 (0.94–2.63)
 High 1.14 (0.39–3.33) 1.28 (0.72–2.3) 1.23 (0.68–2.22) 1.10 (0.64–1.91) 0.95 (0.54–1.69) 1.45 (1.00–2.11)
 Higher 1.35 (0.38–4.6) 2.03 (1.06–3.89) 1.48 (0.73–2.99) 1.45 (0.76–2.76) 1.14 (0.57–2.28) 2.00 (1.26–3.17)
Place of living
 Community 3.11 (0.89–10.8) 2.48 (1.36–4.53) 2.66 (1.39–5.05) 2.64 (1.48–4.72) 3.18 (1.68–6.0) 4.30 (2.83–6.53)
 Institution 1 1 1 1 1 1