Table 7.
Logistic regression analyses of the responses to the EQ-5D items by the female older workers
| Mobility | Self-care | Usual activities | Pain/discomfort | Anxiety/depression | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | |
| Age | 1.02 (1.04 ~ 1.01)*** | 1.07 (1.1 ~ 1.04)*** | 1.06 (1.08 ~ 1.04)*** | 1.02 (1.03 ~ 1.01)*** | 1.04 (1.05 ~ 1.02)*** |
| Education (/<Elementary school) | 0.64 (0.40 ~ 1.02) | 0.37 (0.12 ~ 1.15) | 0.61 (0.31 ~ 1.21) | 0.9 (0.59 ~ 1.40) | 0.92 (0.54 ~ 1.58) |
| Household Income (quartile) (/4th(highest)) | |||||
| 1st (lowest) | 1.43 (0.71 ~ 2.87) | 1.42 (0.32 ~ 6.32) | 2.05 (0.70 ~ 6.02) | 1.06 (0.55 ~ 2.03) | 0.92 (0.41 ~ 2.02) |
| 2nd | 1.03 (0.53 ~ 2.00) | 0.91 (0.20 ~ 4.06) | 1.85 (0.64 ~ 5.37) | 0.87 (0.48 ~ 1.59) | 0.78 (0.37 ~ 1.64) |
| 3rd | 0.65 (0.31 ~ 1.37) | 0.8 (0.14 ~ 4.50) | 1.06 (0.31 ~ 3.61) | 0.62 (0.32 ~ 1.21) | 0.65 (0.29 ~ 1.48) |
| Smoking (current/non & ex-smoker) | 0.52 (0.13 ~ 2.10) | 2.44 (0.44 ~ 13.63) | 0.99 (0.18 ~ 5.49) | 0.45 (0.12 ~ 1.71) | 1.57 (0.45 ~ 5.41) |
| Hypertension (/no) | 1.26 (0.84 ~ 1.90) | 0.69 (0.30 ~ 1.59) | 1.17 (0.68 ~ 2.03) | 0.86 (0.58 ~ 1.27) | 1.02 (0.63 ~ 1.65) |
| Diabetes (/no) | 0.99 (0.51 ~ 1.92) | 3.64 (1.36 ~ 9.70)** | 1.64 (0.74 ~ 3.63) | 0.96 (0.51 ~ 1.81) | 1.13 (0.53 ~ 2.41) |
| Musculoskeletal pain (/no) | 7.18 (4.68 ~ 11.02)*** | 6.13 (2.17 ~ 17.33)*** | 12.43 (5.79 ~ 26.7)*** | 6.01 (4.04 ~ 8.93)*** | 2.62 (1.61 ~ 4.27)*** |
| Stress (/low) | 1.53 (0.98 ~ 2.41) | 2.31 (1.02 ~ 5.24)* | 2.34 (1.31 ~ 4.17)** | 1.29 (0.84 ~ 1.99) | 4.09 (2.55 ~ 6.56)*** |
| Occupation (/Elementary occupations) | 0.65 (0.41 ~ 1.04) | 0.78 (0.30 ~ 2.04) | 0.46 (0.23 ~ 0.91)* | 1.09 (0.71 ~ 1.68) | 0.85 (0.50 ~ 1.45) |
| Working hour/week | 0.98 (0.97 ~ 0.99)** | 0.98 (0.96 ~ 0.99)* | 0.97 (0.96 ~ 0.99)*** | 0.98 (0.98 ~ 0.99)** | 0.99 (0.98 ~ 1.00) |
| Employment status (/Regular employee) | 0.76 (0.48 ~ 1.20) | 1.87 (0.66 ~ 5.27) | 1.37 (0.71 ~ 2.65) | 1.28 (0.83 ~ 1.95) | 1.23 (0.72 ~ 2.10) |
| R2 N | 0.473 | 0.879 | 0.748 | 0.382 | 0.618 |
Some variables were reclassified because of small group size. Education (0: elementary school, 1: middle and high school, and collage); occupation (0: elementary occupations, 1: office, service and manufacturing work)
OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001