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. 2012 Feb;74(1-2):71–82.

Table 2.

Associations of related factors with self-rated health of respondents

Characteristics Healthy Not healthy ORa 95% CIb p value
N (%) N (%)
Age group (years)
≥75
<75
120 (71.4)
404 (78.6)
48 (28.6)
110 (21.4)
1
1.5
Ref
1.0–2.2
0.056
Sex
Female
Male
373 (79.7)
151 (70.6)
95 (20.3)
63 (29.4)
1
0.6
Ref
0.4–0.9
0.009
Marital status
Married
Single
382 (77.3)
142 (75.5)
112 (22.7)
46 (24.5)
1
1.1
Ref
0.8–1.7
0.619
Place of residence
Rural
Urban
195 (79.6)
329 (75.3)
50 (20.4)
108 (24.7)
1
0.8
Ref
0.5–1.1
0.201
Educational level
Educated
Not educated
438 (77.2)
86 (74.8)
129 (22.8)
29 (25.2)
1
0.9
Ref
0.5–1.3
0.570
Job status
Retired
Still working
457 (75.0)
67 (91.8)
152 (25.0)
6 (8.2)
1
3.7
Ref
1.5–8.7
0.001
Kind of job
State employee
Others
4 (66.7)
520 (76.9)
2 (33.3)
156 (23.1)
1
0.6
Ref
0.1–3.3
0.553
Monetary support
Others
Self
148 (75.1)
376 (77.5)
49 (24.9)
109 (22.5)
1
1.1
Ref
0.7–1.6
0.501
Additional earnings
No
Yes
300 (70.9)
224 (86.5)
123 (29.1)
35 (13.5)
1
2.6
Ref
1.8–4.0
<0.001
Ability to perform everyday duties
No
Yes
45 (44.1)
479 (82.6)
57 (55.9)
101 (17.4)
1
6.0
Ref
3.8–9.3
<0.001
Can you still work?
No
Yes
409 (75.9)
115 (80.4)
130 (24.1)
28 (19.6)
1
1.3
Ref
0.8–2.0
0.253
Who accompanies you to the doctor?
Others
Self
347 (78.2)
177 (74.4)
97 (21.8)
61 (25.6)
1
0.8
Ref
0.5–1.1
0.264
Care provider
Others
Self
500 (77.5)
24 (64.9)
145 (22.5)
13 (35.1)
1
0.5
Ref
0.2–1.1
0.076
Treatment payer
Others
Self
453 (78.5)
71 (67.6)
124 (21.5)
34 (32.4)
1
0.6
Ref
0.4–1.0
0.015

a OR: Odds ratio; ORs were adjusted for sex in age group, for age in sex group, and both for age and sex in other variables. b CI: Confidence interval.