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. 2017 Aug 8;17:177. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0577-2

Table 6.

Factors affecting self-care among older adults in Bangladesh (N = 4176)

COR p-value LL UL OR p-value LL UL
Age groups (reference: 60–64)
65–69 2.03 0.00 1.29 3.20 2.04 0.00 1.29 3.24
70–74 2.60 0.00 1.65 4.10 2.48 0.00 1.56 3.95
75–79 4.28 0.00 2.67 6.87 4.32 0.00 2.66 7.02
80+ 10.05 0.00 6.75 14.96 9.55 0.00 6.30 14.47
Sex (reference: male)
Female 1.88 0.00 1.45 2.42 1.68 0.00 1.18 2.40
Marital status (reference: others)
Currently Married 0.45 0.00 0.35 0.57 0.88 0.46 0.62 1.24
Education (reference: literate)
Illiterate 1.69 0.00 1.23 2.31 1.18 0.36 0.83 1.69
Suffering from at least one chronic condition (reference: no)
Yes 2.03 0.00 1.58 2.59 2.13 0.00 1.64 2.75
Wealth index (reference: poor)
Middle 0.97 0.82 0.73 1.28 1.09 0.56 0.81 1.47
Rich 1.15 0.40 0.83 1.59 1.52 0.03 1.05 2.21
Residence (reference: urban)
Rural 1.85 0.00 1.37 2.51 2.10 0.00 1.50 2.93
Division (reference: Barisal)
Chittagong 0.93 0.73 0.61 1.42 1.00 0.99 0.64 1.56
Dhaka 0.65 0.05 0.43 0.99 0.68 0.09 0.44 1.06
Khulna 0.48 0.01 0.29 0.82 0.55 0.03 0.32 0.95
Rajshahi 0.76 0.29 0.47 1.25 0.84 0.49 0.50 1.40
Rangpur 0.51 0.03 0.29 0.92 0.62 0.12 0.34 1.14
Sylhet 0.78 0.36 0.46 1.33 0.78 0.38 0.44 1.36

Abbreviations: COR Crude odds ratio, OR Odds ratio, LL Lower limit, UL Upper limit