Table 5.

Multivariable analysis between health needs and age

Characteristic (among adults)	Crude PR (95% CI)			Adjusteda PR (95% CI)
	Young adults (18–34 yrs)	Middle-aged adults (35–59 yrs)	Older adults (≥60 yrs)	Young adults (18–34 yrs)	Middle-aged adults (35–59 yrs)	Older adults (≥60 yrs)
Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Blood pressure measurement in the last year	Ref.	0.85 (0.52–1.38)	1.32 (0.83–2.10)	Ref.	0.86 (0.53–1.39)	1.36 (0.85–2.17)
Self-report of a diagnosis of high blood pressure	Ref.	1.08 (0.26–4.45)	1.48 (0.33–6.70)	Ref.	1.10 (0.26–4.57)	1.55 (0.34–7.05)
Smoking in the last year	Ref.	1.27 (0.52–3.07)	2.06 (0.79–5.38)	Ref.	1.10 (0.47–2.57)	1.55 (0.60–4.02)
Smoking in the last month	Ref.	1.06 (0.25–4.39)	1.87 (0.41–8.52)	Ref.	0.93 (0.22–3.89)	1.47 (0.33–6.65)
Lifetime prevalence of alcohol use	Ref.	1.27 (0.84–1.92)	0.94 (0.59–1.50)	Ref.	1.21 (0.80–1.84)	0.86 (0.54–1.36)
Alcohol use in the last month	Ref.	2.05 (0.65–6.43)	0.64 (0.17–2.46)	Ref.	1.97 (0.62–6.20)	0.62 (0.16–2.32)
Fruit consumption in the last week	Ref.	0.91 (0.81–1.03)	0.88 (0.75–1.02)	Ref.	0.91 (0.81–1.03)	0.88 (0.75–1.03)
Eye health
Lifetime prevalence of visual acuity testing	Ref.	0.35 (0.19–0.65)	0.57 (0.30–1.09)	Ref.	0.33 (0.18–0.62)	0.52 (0.28–0.98)
Difficulty seeing/recognising a face within 6 m in the last year	Ref.	1.93 (1.11–3.36)	3.91 (2.33–6.55)	Ref.	1.94 (1.11–3.37)	3.94 (2.36–6.60)
Communicable diseases
Heard about tuberculosis	Ref.	0.93 (0.70–1.23)	0.52 (0.32–0.86)	Ref.	0.91 (0.69–1.21)	0.50 (0.31–0.82)
Heard about HIV/AIDS	Ref.	0.50 (0.34–0.74)	0.16 (0.07–0.38)	Ref.	0.49 (0.33–0.73)	0.15 (0.06–0.37)
Cancer
Knowledge of cancer prevention (among women)	Ref.	0.64 (0.35–1.18)	N/A	Ref.	0.72 (0.40–1.29)	N/A
Depression
Self-report of anhedonia or sadness	Ref.	0.95 (0.64–1.42)	0.97 (0.6–1.56)	Ref.	0.96 (0.65–1.43)	1.00 (0.62–1.60)

^a Adjusted by sex