Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios from complementary log–log regression of NCDs among older people in Uganda
| Men | Women | All | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Age group | ||||||
| 50–59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 60–69 | 1.03 | (0.69–1.54) | 1.44* | (1.09–1.92) | 1.30* | (1.03–1.63) |
| 70–79 | 1.30 | (0.87–1.95) | 1.36 | (0.97–1.89) | 1.32* | (1.02–1.72) |
| 80+ | 1.10 | (0.64–1.90) | 1.22 | (0.77–1.92) | 1.20 | (0.85–1.69) |
| Region | ||||||
| Central | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Eastern | 0.97 | (0.66–1.44) | 1.04 | (0.76–1.42) | 1.03 | (0.81–1.31) |
| Northern | 0.88 | (0.57–1.35) | 0.74 | (0.50–1.09) | 0.79 | (0.59–1.05) |
| Western | 0.99 | (0.59–1.64) | 0.87 | (0.61–1.23) | 0.92 | (0.67–1.26) |
| Relationship to household head | ||||||
| Head | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Spouse | 1.08 | (0.50–2.34) | 0.93 | (0.57–1.51) | 0.92 | (0.64–1.33) |
| Relative | 1.25 | (0.62–2.49) | 0.55** | (0.37–0.82) | 0.63** | (0.44–0.89) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Divorced/separated/never married | 0.48 | (0.23–1.01) | 0.89 | (0.49–1.63) | 0.78 | (0.52–1.17) |
| Widowed | 0.94 | (0.56–1.59) | 1.08 | (0.65–1.80) | 1.05 | (0.73–1.49) |
| Religion | ||||||
| Catholic | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Anglican | 0.94 | (0.66–1.35) | 1.20 | (0.93–1.56) | 1.12 | (0.90–1.39) |
| Muslim | 2.02** | (1.32–3.10) | 1.92*** | (1.37–2.71) | 1.99*** | (1.48–2.67) |
| Pentecostal | 1.19 | (0.58–2.48) | 1.71** | (1.15–2.57) | 1.60** | (1.12–2.28) |
| SDA and others | 2.06 | (0.99–4.27) | 1.45 | (0.76–2.75) | 1.83* | (1.04–3.22) |
| Poverty status | ||||||
| Poor | 0.91 | (0.63–1.33) | 0.73 | (0.52–1.03) | 0.76* | (0.59–0.99) |
| Not poor | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Household major source of earnings | ||||||
| Farming | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wages | 1.33 | (0.93–1.89) | 1.38* | (1.04–1.81) | 1.35** | (1.08–1.68) |
| Remittances | 1.46 | (0.89–2.39) | 1.27 | (0.93–1.74) | 1.32* | (1.02–1.70) |
| Learnt a trade or technical skill | ||||||
| Yes | 1.19 | (0.82–1.72) | 1.17 | (0.87–1.58) | 1.20 | (0.94–1.52) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Household owns bicycle | ||||||
| Yes | 1.50** | (1.10–2.03) | 1.16 | (0.89–1.52) | 1.27* | (1.06–1.54) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Was ill or injured during past 30 days | ||||||
| Yes | 1.30 | (0.92–1.85) | 1.78*** | (1.33–2.38) | 1.56*** | (1.25–1.96) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ever smoked/smokes | ||||||
| Yes | 0.76 | (0.54–1.06) | 1.08 | (0.77–1.53) | 0.94 | (0.74–1.20) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Disabled | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 2.01*** | (1.36–2.99) | 1.44** | (1.12–1.86) | 1.62*** | (1.31–2.00) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 1 | |||||
| Women | 1.97*** | (1.45–2.69) | ||||
| Observations | 1,241 | 1,387 | 2,628 | |||
OR=odds ratios; CI=confidence intervals; *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.