Table 4.

Multivariable logistic regression of functional health and socio-demographic factors associated with poor QoL among adults aged 50 and over NUHDSS Korogocho and Viwandani, Nairobi City, Kenya, 2006–7 (N = 1,878)

Functional health: reference good health	Adjusted ORs	(95 % CIs)	p-value
Poor function in affect domain	6.95	(3,03–15.96)	p < 0.001
Poor function in pain/discomfort domain	3.63	(2.26–5.81)	p < 0.001
Poor function in cognition domain	1.83	(1.18–2.85)	p = 0.01
Poor function in mobility domain	1.76	(1.11–2.79)	p = 0.02
Poor function in vision domain	1.70	(0.90–3.19)	p = 0.10
Poor function in self-care domain	1.58	(0.66–3.78)	p = 0.30
Poor function in interpersonal activities domain	1.50	(0.53–4.22)	p = 0.44
Poor function in sleep/energy domain	1.25	(0.71–2.19)	p = 0.45
Sex: reference men
Women	1.14	(0.87–1.50)	p = 0.33
Age-group: reference 50–59 years
60-69 years	1.46	(1.14–1.86)	P < 0.01
70-79 years	1.81	(1.22–2.69)	P < 0.01
80 and over	1.80	(0.99–3.30)	p = 0.06
Education reference more than 6 years
Primary <6 years	1.40	(1.04–1.89)	p = 0.03
No formal education	1.97	(1.39– 2.80)	p < 0.001
Marital status: reference in current partnership
Now single	1.31	(1.00 – 1.72)	p = 0.05
Living arrangement: reference living with other(s)
Living alone	1.15	(0.84 - 1.57)	p = 0.38
Wealth quintiles: reference poorest quintile
2nd quintile	1.29	(0.93 - 1.79)	p = 0.13
3rd quintile	1.30	(0.97 -1.74)	p = 0.08
4th quintile	1.07	(0.79 - 1.45)	p = 0.66
Least poorest quintile	0.98	(0.72 - 1.32)	p = 0.88
Household size: reference 1–2 members
3-4 members	1.02	(0.74 – 1.40)	p = 0.92
5 members and over	1.30	(0.97 – 1.74)	p = 0.08

Note: VIF = 1.90; OR = Odds ratio. CI = Confidence Interval. All analyses weighted to the Nairobi NUHDSS population 2007