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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gerontol. 2013 Jan;36(1):17–32. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2012.731477

TABLE 2.

Multinomial Regression Model Estimating the Effects of Education and Several Health-Related Variables on Self-Rated Health: Model 1

Excellent Vs. Good
Good Vs. Fair
Good Vs. Poor/Bad
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Education
    Less than high school 1.33 0.42–4.16 4.30** 1.45–12.76 3.93 0.96–16.18
    High school 0.61 0.25–1.52 0.64 0.25–1.65 0.26 0.06–1.21
    Higher education (ref)
Health conditions 0.94 0.69–1.26 1.83*** 1.37–2.45 1.80** 1.21–2.67
Depression 0.91 0.76–1.09 1.19** 1.07–1.33 1.25** 1.10–1.42
Physical exercise 1.56* 1.03–2.36 1.07 0.81–1.42 0.73 0.49–1.07
Pain and pain interference
    No pain/interference 8.39 0.99–71.26 0.49 0.16–1.45 0.44 0.07–2.75
    Pain and no interference 8.48* 1.04–69.52 0.37* 0.14–0.98 0.21* 0.04–0.99
    Pain and interference (ref)

Note: The reference category for self-rated health is “good.” OR = odds ratio.

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001.