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. 2019 Sep 4;16(18):3252. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183252

Table 2.

Logistic regression modelling for variables reflecting the wellbeing of respondents.

Independent Variables Self-Assessment of Own Life 1 Experiencing Loneliness 2
OR 95%CI p OR 95%CI p
Sex 1.08 0.89–1.31 0.435 0.93 0.76–1.14 0.473
Marital status
 married
 single 0.44 0.33–0.58 <0.001 2.86 2.16–3.78 <0.001
 widowed 0.63 0.49–0.81 <0.001 2.98 2.28–3.88 <0.001
 in separation 0.34 0.24–0.47 <0.001 3.55 2.54–4.97 <0.001
Professional activity
 employee, entrepreneur or farmer
 retired or disability pension 0.56 0.40–0.80 0.001 1.06 0.77–1.47 0.71
 pupil or student 1.52 0.59–3.88 0.38 0.40 0.18–0.91 0.029
 unemployed or vocationally passive from other reasons 0.31 0.21–0.45 <0.001 1.44 0.99–2.09 0.059
Age 0.99 0.982–0.998 0.023 0.997 0.98–1.01 0.48
Place of residence
 urban >500,000
 urban >200,000–500,000 0.96 0.65–1.41 0.82 0.51 0.35–0.76 0.001
 urban >100,000–200,000 1.15 0.75–1.76 0.52 0.64 0.42–0.98 0.040
 urban >20,000–100,000 1.05 0.75–1.48 0.76 0.59 0.42–0.83 0.003
 urban <=20,000 1.18 0.81–1.73 0.39 0.54 0.37–0.79 0.002
 rural 1.30 0.93–1.81 0.12 0.51 0.36–0.71 <0.001
Education level
 primary
 lower secondary 0.88 0.70–1.12 0.30 1.18 0.92–1.50 0.18
 upper secondary 1.34 1.03–1.74 0.027 0.78 0.59–1.02 0.068
 post-secondary non-tertiary or higher 1.58 1.10–2.26 0.013 0.91 0.63–1.30 0.60
Degree of disability
 mild
 moderate 1.01 0.79–1.28 0.94 0.85 0.66–1.08 0.19
 severe 1.23 0.94–1.60 0.13 0.67 0.51–0.88 0.004
 not established 0.76 0.55–1.05 0.098 1.04 0.74–1.45 0.82
Internet use 1.86 1.47–2.37 <0.001 0.63 0.49–0.81 <0.001
Constant 5.76 <0.001 0.66 0.26

1 Hosmer-Lemeshow test chi2 = 14.428, p = 0.07, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.13; 2 Hosmer-Lemeshow test chi2 = 23.824, p = 0.002, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.13; OR—odds ratio, 95%CI—95% confidence interval.