Table 10.
Determinants of health in China: odds ratios for good self-rated health (SRH)
| Variables | Category | Model 1b: Univariate analysis | Model 2b: Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Demographic characteristics | |||||
| Gender | Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male | 1.33*** | (1.16–1.53) | 1.29*** | (1.17–1.43) | |
| Age group | 18–29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 30–39 | 0.50*** | (0.36–0.69) | 0.48*** | (0.34–0.68) | |
| 40–49 | 0.32*** | (0.24–0.43) | 0.32*** | (0.23–0.45) | |
| 50–59 | 0.18*** | (0.13–0.24) | 0.20*** | (0.14–0.28) | |
| 60–69 | 0.13*** | (0.10–0.19) | 0.14*** | (0.10–0.21) | |
| 70+ | 0.10*** | (0.07–0.14) | 0.12*** | (0.09–0.18) | |
| Ethnicity | Other ethnic minorities | 1.00 | |||
| Han nationality | 0.90 | (0.70–1.15) | |||
| Marital status | Divorced, separated, or widowed | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Married | 2.12*** | (1.69–2.65) | 1.36* | (1.06–1.73) | |
| Single | 4.32*** | (3.07–6.07) | 0.97 | (0.63–1.48) | |
| Residence | Rural | 1.00 | |||
| Urban | 1.29*** | (1.12–1.49) | |||
| Regions | West | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| East | 1.40*** | (1.18–1.67) | 1.18 | (0.95–1.48) | |
| Middle | 1.14 | (0.95–1.38) | 1.14 | (0.91–1.42) | |
| Northeast | 2.03*** | (1.59–2.61) | 1.69*** | (1.26–2.26) | |
| Socio-economic status | |||||
| Education degree | Primary or no education | 1.00 | |||
| Secondary education | 2.03*** | (1.73–2.36) | |||
| College or higher | 3.33*** | (2.64–4.61) | |||
| Work status | Not working | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Non-farm work | 2.94*** | (2.49–3.48) | 1.63*** | (1.31–2.03) | |
| Farm work | 1.37*** | (1.15–1.64) | 1.48*** | (1.19–1.86) | |
| Household Income (RMB/dollars) | ≤¥9999 (≤$1,510) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| ¥10000–49999 ($1,510–7,550) | 2.18*** | (1.80–2.65) | 1.25* | (0.99–1.59) | |
| ¥50000–99999 ($7,550–15,099) | 2.96*** | (2.30–3.81) | 1.17 | (0.86–1.61) | |
| ≥¥100000 (≥$15,099) | 3.80*** | (2.78–5.21) | 1.34 | (0.91–1.97) | |
| Lifestyle factors | |||||
| BMI | Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Underweight | 0.60*** | (0.48–0.75) | 0.65*** | (0.49–0.85) | |
| Over weight | 0.98 | (0.82–1.18) | 0.96 | (0.78–1.18) | |
| Obese | 0.71 | (0.46–1.08) | 0.60** | (0.39–0.98) | |
| Physical activity | Inactive | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Active | 1.38*** | (1.20–1.60) | 1.15* | (0.95–1.37) | |
| Smoking habit | No | 1.00 | |||
| Yes | 1.29*** | (1.11–1.49) | |||
| Psychosocial factors | |||||
| Life satisfaction | Happy life | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Unhappy life | 0.28*** | (0.22–0.36) | 0.55*** | 90.41–0.74) | |
| Average | 0.53*** | (0.45–0.64) | 0.67*** | (0.54–0.82) | |
| Depression | Severe | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Mild | 2.07*** | (1.57–2.72) | 1.84*** | (1.37–2.48) | |
| Few or no | 9.38*** | (7.27–12.09) | 7.45*** | (5.63–9.84) | |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.21 | ||||
Multivariate model including all significant variables through backwards stepwise logistic analysis
OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Intervals
***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1