Table 2.
Comparisons of proportions of having problems and EQ-5D index average score
| Variables | Mobility proportion % (95% CI) |
Self-care proportion % (95% CI) |
Activity proportion % (95% CI) |
Pain/Discomfort Proportion % (95% CI) |
Anxiety/Depression proportion % (95% CI) |
Index score, mean (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 10.7 (10.2,11.1) | 7.8 (7.4,8.2) | 9.0 (8.6,9.4) | 13.8 (13.3,14.3) | 5.1 (4.8,5.4) | 0.945 (0.943,0.947) |
| Age group | ||||||
| 45~54 | 1.6 (1.2,1.9) | 1.3 (1.0,1.6) | 1.5 (1.2,1.8) | 5.0 (4.4,5.5) | 2.5 (2.1,2.9) | 0.986 (0.984,0.987) |
| 55~64 | 5.5 (4.9,6.1) * | 3.4 (3.0,3.9) * | 4.2 (3.7,4.8) * | 10.3 (9.5,11.1) * | 3.8 (3.3,4.4) * | 0.968 (0.965,0.971) * |
| 65~74 | 13.8 (12.8,14.8) * | 9.5 (8.65,10.3) * | 11.5 (10.6,12.4) * | 18.4 (17.3,19.5) * | 6.0 (5.3,6.6) * | 0.932 (0.927,0.936) * |
| 75~ | 40.7 (38.7,42.8) * | 32.2 (30.2,34.1) * | 34.9 (32.9,36.9) * | 36.0 (34.0,38.0) * | 13.2 (11.8,14.6) * | 0.814 (0.804,0.823) * |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 9.5 (8.8,10.1) | 7.0 (6.5,7.6) | 8.1 (7.5,8.62) | 11.8 (11.1,12.4) | 4.4 (4.0,4.9) | 0.952 (0.949,0.954) |
| Female | 11.8 (11.1,12.4) * | 8.5 (8.0,9.1) * | 9.8 (9.2,10.4) * | 15.7 (14.9,16.4) * | 5.7 (5.3,6.2) * | 0.940 (0.937,0.943) * |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 27.0 (25.1,28.8) | 20.6 (18.9,22.3) | 22.7 (21.0,24.5) | 28.4 (26.5,30.2) | 10.6 (9.3,11.9) | 0.871 (0.862,0.880) |
| Married | 8.5 (8.0,8.9) * | 6.1 (5.7,6.45) * | 7.1 (6.7,7.5) * | 11.8 (11.3,12.3) * | 4.4 (4.0,4.7) * | 0.956 (0.954,0.958) * |
| Education level | ||||||
| Primary school or lower | 11.6 (11.1,12.1) | 8.5 (8.09,8.96) | 9.7 (9.3,10.2) | 14.9 (14.3,15.4) | 5.4 (5.1,5.8) | 0.941 (0.939,0.943) |
| Middle school | 4.1 (3.1,5.0) * | 3.0 (2.2,3.8) * | 3.7 (2.8,4.6) * | 7.2 (6.0,8.4) * | 3.0 (2.2,3.8) * | 0.976 (0.972,0.980) * |
| High school or above | 4.6 (2.9,6.3) * | 3.6 (2.1,5.1) * | 4.1 (2.5,5.7) * | 5.4 (3.6,7.2) * | 3.3 (1.9,4.7) * | 0.975 (0.967,0.983) * |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Unemployed | 15.7 (15.0,16.4) | 11.6 (11.0,12.2) | 13.3 (12.6,13.9) | 18.5 (17.8,19.2) | 6.7 (6.3,7.2) | 0.923 (0.920,0.926) |
| Employed | 2.4 (2.1,2.8) * | 1.6 (1.3,1.9) * | 1.9 (1.6,2.2) * | 6.1 (5.5,6.7) * | 2.4 (2.1,2.8) * | 0.983 (0.981,0.985) * |
| Number of chronic diseases, | ||||||
| 0 | 4.4 (4.0,4.8) | 3.1 (2.8,3.5) | 3.5 (3.2,3.9) | 5.7 (5.2,6.2) | 2.5 (2.2,2.8) | 0.977 (0.975,0.979) |
| 1 | 11.79 (10.9,12.7) * | 8.8 (8.0,9.6) * | 10.0 (9.2,10.8) * | 16.0 (15.0,17.0) * | 5.6 (4.9,6.2) * | 0.939 (0.935,0.943) * |
| 2 | 20.1 (18.5,21.7) * | 15.0 (13.5,16.4) * | 16.6 (15.1,18.1) * | 26.2 (24.4,28.0) * | 28.2 (25.2,31.1) * | 0.900 (0.893,0.907) * |
| 3 | 28.2 (25.2,31.1) * | 20.8 (18.1,23.4) * | 24.4 (21.6,27.2) * | 34.2 (31.1,37.3) * | 13.5 (11.2,15.7) * | 0.860 (0.846,0.873) * |
| > =4 | 39.2 (35.1,43.4) * | 28.1 (24.3,31.9) * | 35.3 (31.3,39.4) * | 46.7 (42.4,50.9) * | 18.4 (15.1,21.7) * | 0.799 (0.779,0.819) * |
CI Confidence interval
The first category of each demographic variable was selected as reference to do univariate logistic regression or univariate Tobit regression
*p < 0.05