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. 2012 Aug 13;12:649. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-649

Table 3.

Odds ratiosafor correlates of poorer self-rated health

Predictor (reference group)
Model 1
Model 2
  OR (95 % CI) Model effectχ2(DF) OR (95 % CI) Model effectχ2(DF)
Gender (male)
0.97 (0.94-0.99)
5.41(1)*
1.01 (0.98-1.04)
0.37(1)
Age (years)
1.00 (1.00-1.00)
0.10(1)
1.01 (1.01-1.01)
54.82(1)***
Partner status (partnered)
1.03 (1.00-1.05)
3.16(1)
1.05 (1.02-1.08)
12.71(1)***
Education (Grade 9 or lower)
 
2058.55(2)***
 
428.36(2)***
 Grades 10-12
0.58 (0.56-0.60)
 
0.81 (0.78-0.84)
 
 Post-secondary
0.46 (0.44-0.48)
 
0.66 (0.63-0.69)
 
Smoking (non-smoker)
1.18 (1.12-1.23)
50.63(1)***
1.17 (1.12-1.23)
47.92(1)***
Alcohol (abstainer)
0.77 (0.75-0.80)
331.24(1)***
0.80 (0.78-0.83)
194.80(1)***
Medical conditions (none)
 
1080.16(2)***
 
2075.39(2)***
 One
1.36 (1.30-1.41)
 
1.59 (1.53-1.66)
 
 More than one
1.83 (1.76-1.90)
 
2.51 (2.41-2.61)
 
ADL difficulty (none)
1.99 (1.90-2.08)
935.02(1)***
2.19 (2.09-2.29)
1154.01(1)***
Mental health (good)
2.14 (2.06-2.23)
1473.45(1)***
2.13 (2.04-2.21)
1381.77(1)***
Country (Korea)
 
 
 
4266.66(3)***
 Australia
 
 
0.24 (0.23-0.26)
 
 USA
 
 
0.22 (0.21-0.23)
 
 Japan     0.22 (0.21-0.23)  

*p < .05; ***p < .001.

a Odds ratios are shown with 95% confidence intervals.