Table 3.
Health outcomes* for males related to caregiver status 2009 (adjusted Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals)**
|
Participant characteristics |
Poor self-assessed health |
Lower back pain |
Psychological distress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n=27407) | (n=23519)** | (n=23233) | (n=22781) |
|
Caregiver status | |||
| Non caregiver |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Part-time caregiver |
1.15 [0.90-1.32] |
1.36 [1.19-1.57] |
1.16 [1.01-1.34] |
| Full-time caregiver |
1.14 [0.89-1.47] |
1.67 [1.34-2.08] |
1.68 [1.32-2.09] |
|
Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age (year) | |||
| 20-29 |
1.50 [1.17-1.93] |
0.91 [0.72-1.16] |
1.44 [1.12-1.84] |
| 30-44 |
1.48 [1.22-1.79] |
0.99 [0.83-1.18] |
1.29 [1.05-1.59] |
| 45+ |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Never married |
1.16 [0.99-1.35] |
0.72 [0.60-0.85] |
1.33 [1.13-1.55] |
| Separated, divorced, widowed |
1.37 [1.05-1.78] |
1.13 [0.87-1.47] |
2.02 [1.58-2.58] |
|
Socio-geographic characteristics | |||
| Household monthly income (Baht) | |||
| <10,000 |
1.10 [0.87-1.39] |
2.09 [1.66-2.62] |
2.38 [1.88-3.02] |
| 10,000-19,999 |
1.01 [0.82-1.25] |
1.64 [1.32-2.03] |
1.80 [1.43-2.26] |
| 20,000-30,000 |
0.93 [0.79-1.11] |
1.21 [1.01-1.46] |
1.27 [1.04-1.56] |
| >30,000 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Work status | |||
| Doing paid work |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Unpaid family workers |
1.23 [0.93-1.63] |
1.49 [1.16-1.92] |
1.19 [0.90-1.57] |
| Seeking work |
1.33 [0.87-2.02] |
1.82 [1.26-1.62] |
2.94 [2.19-3.94] |
| Others |
1.08 [0.91-1.29] |
1.19 [1.01-1.42] |
1.17 [0.99-1.39] |
| Geographical residence | |||
| Rural residence |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Urban residence |
1.15 [1.01-1.32] |
0.89 [0.78-1.01] |
1.21 [1.06-1.38] |
|
Health-risk behaviours | |||
| Regular smokers - no |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Regular smokers - yes |
1.53 [1.31-1.78] |
1.31 [1.11-1.53] |
1.41 [1.20-1.65] |
| Regular alcohol drinkers - no |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Regular alcohol drinkers - yes |
1.18 [1.02-1.37] |
1.15 [0.90-1.25] |
1.35 [1.17-1.57] |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| Underweight |
1.67 [1.24-2.26] |
1.23 [0.89-1.71] |
1.35 [1.02-1.79] |
| Normal |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Overweight at risk |
1.13 [0.95-1.34] |
1.06 [0.90-1.25] |
0.91 [0.77-1.08] |
| Obese | 1.62 [1.39-1.89] | 1.21 [1.03-1.41] | 1.11 [0.95-1.30] |
*self-assessed health: ‘poor or very poor’; lower back pain: limits daily activity > 1 day; Kessler 6: score ≥ 13.
**multivariate analyses (numbers varied for each outcome): logistic regression included all attributes listed in Table.