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. 2015 Jul 22;8:10.3402/gha.v8.27923. doi: 10.3402/gha.v8.27923

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.