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. 2012 Feb;74(1-2):71–82.

Table 4.

Associations of related factors with self-rated health of respondents by age

Characteristics Age group (< 75 years) Age group (≥ 75 years)
Healthy Not healthy ORa 95% CIb p value Healthy Not healthy OR 95% CI p value
Frequency
(%)
Frequency
(%)
Frequency
(%)
Frequency
(%)
Sex
Female 282 (81.5%) 64 (18.5%) 1 Ref 91 (74.6%) 31 (25.4%) 1 Ref
Male 122 (72.6%) 46 (27.4%) 0.6 0.4–0.9 0.021 29 (63.0%) 17 (37.0%) 0.6 0.3–1.2 0.140
Marital status
Married 286 (79.2%) 75 (20.8%) 1 Ref 96 (72.2%) 37 (27.8%) 1 Ref
Single 118 (77.1%) 35 (22.9%) 1.1 0.7–1.8 0.596 24 (68.6%) 11 (31.4%) 1.2 0.5–2.7 0.674
Residence
Rural 131 (81.9%) 29 (18.1%) 1 Ref 64 (75.3%) 21 (24.7%) 1 Ref
Urban 273 (77.1%) 81 (22.9%) 0.7 0.5–1.2 0.223 56 (67.5%) 27 (32.5%) 0.7 0.3–1.3 0.262
Educational level
Educated 369 (79.0%) 98 (21.0%) 1 Ref 69 (69.0%) 31 (31.0%) 1 Ref
Uneducated 35 (74.5%) 12 (25.5%) 0.8 0.4–1.5 0.469 51 (75.0%) 17 (25.0%) 1.3 0.7–2.7 0.398
Job status
Others 351 (77.1%) 104 (22.9%) 1 Ref 106 (68.8%) 48 (31.2%) 1 Ref
Still working 53 (89.8%) 6 (10.2%) 2.6 1.1–6.3 0.025 14 (100%) NCd NC NC 0.013
Kind of job
Others 400 (78.7%) 108 (21.3%) 1 Ref
State employee 4 (66.7%) 2 (33.3%) 0.5 0.1–3.0 0.473 NAc NA NA NA NA
Monetary support
Others 107 (76.4%) 33 (23.6%) 1 Ref 41 (71.9%) 16 (28.1%) 1 Ref
Self 297 (79.4%) 77 (20.6%) 1.2 0.7–1.9 0.463 79 (71.2%) 32 (28.8%) 1.0 0.5–2.0 0.918
Additional earnings
No 243 (74.8%) 82 (25.2%) 1 Ref 63 (90.0%) 7 (10.0%) 1 Ref
Yes 161 (85.2%) 28 (14.8%) 1.9 1.2–3.1 0.005 57 (58.2%) 41 (41.8%) 6.5 2.7–15.6 <0.001
Ability to perform
everyday tasks
No 28 (37.8%) 46 (62.2%) 1 Ref 37 (26.4%) 11 (22.9%) 1 Ref
Yes 376 (85.5%) 64 (14.5%) 9.8 5.6–16.6 0.000 103 (73.6%) 17 (60.7%) 1.8 0.8–4.2 0.169
Can you still work?
No 290 (78.0%) 82 (22.0%) 1 Ref 119 (71.3%) 48 (28.7%) 1 Ref
Yes 114 (80.3%) 28 (19.7%) 1.2 0.7–1.9 0.566 1 (100.0%) 0  (0.0%) NC NC 0.526
Who accompanies you to the doctor?
Others 250 (80.4%) 61 (19.6%) 1 Ref 97 (72.9%) 36 (27.1%) 1 Ref
Self 154 (75.9%) 49 (24.1%) 0.8 0.5–1.2 0.222 23 (65.7%) 12 (34.3%) 0.7 0.3–1.6 0.400
Care provider
Others 384 (79.5%) 99 (20.5%) 1 Ref 116 (71.6%) 46 (28.4%) 1 Ref
Self 20 (64.5%) 11 (35.5%) 0.5 0.2–1.0 0.049 4 (66.7%) 2 (33.3%) 0.8 0.1–4.5 0.793
Treatment payer
Others 343 (80.9%) 81 (19.1%) 1 Ref 110 (71.9%) 43 (28.1%) 1 Ref
Self 61 (67.8%) 29 (32.2%) 0.5 0.3–0.8 0.006 10 (66.7%) 5 (33.3%) 0.8 0.3–2.4 0.669

a OR: Odds ratio. b CI: Confidence interval. c NA: Not applicable. d NC: Not calculable.