Table 3.
Comparison of prevalence and prevalence ratios between elders with and without chronic diseases
| variables | Non-NCD group | NCD population | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of self-treatment % (95%CI) | Bivariate analysis | Multiple regression | Prevalence of self-treatment % (95%CI) | Bivariate analysis | Multiple regression | ||||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
| Socio-economic status | |||||||||||
| Gender | men | 34.3 (19.1, 52.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 27.3 (19.6, 36.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| women | 50.0 (35.5, 64.5) | 1.92 | (0.79,4.67) | 1.72 | (0.50,5.91) | 37.1 (28.6, 46.2) | 1.57 | (0.92,2.70) | 1.76 | (0.90,3.43) | |
| Age | 60–74 | 41.2(29.4, 53.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 30.8 (24.6, 37.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| ≥ 75 | 52.9 (27.8, 77.0) | 1.61 | (0.55,4.68) | 1.31 | (0.38,4.52) | 41.2 (24.6, 59.3) | 1.57 | (0.75,3.30) | 2.03 | (0.88,4.68) | |
| Poverty | no | 45.2 (32.5, 58.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 36.4 (29.0, 44.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 39.1 (19.7, 61.5) | 0.78 | (0.29,2.07) | 0.76 | (0.24,2.40) | 23.8 (14.9, 34.6) | 0.55 | (0.30,1.00)* | 0.64 | (0.33,1.22) | |
| Empty-nest | no | 40.5 (25.6, 56.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 34.8 (26.8, 43.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 46.5 (31.2, 62.3) | 1.28 | (0.54,3.02) | 1.52 | (0.56,4.12) | 29.1 (20.8, 38.5) | 0.76 | (0.45,1.32) | 0.70 | (0.38,1.29) | |
| Illiteracy | no | 42.9 (28.8, 57.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 29.7 (22.2, 38.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 44.4(27.9, 61.9) | 1.07 | (0.45,2.54) | 0.66 | (0.20,2.16) | 35.5 (26.5, 45.4) | 1.30 | (0.76,2.23) | 0.95 | (0.50,1.83) | |
| Health status | |||||||||||
| Chronic diseases | no | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| TTO-value | – | 1.16 | (0.14,9.56) | 1.07 | (0.10,11.44) | – | 6.78 | (1.73,26.63)** | 13.56 | (2.81 to 65.39)** | |
| Health behaviors | |||||||||||
| Self-care in TCM | no | 43.9 (28.5, 60.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 41.0 (30.0, 52.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 43.2 (28.3, 59.0) | 0.97 | (0.41,2.29) | 1.03 | (0.38,2.82) | 28.1 (21.5, 35.6) | 0.56 | (0.32,0.99)* | 0.59 | (0.32,1.09) | |
| Drinking alcohol | no | 47.8 (35.6, 60.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 36.3 (29.5, 43.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 25.0 (7.3, 52.4) | 0.36 | (0.11,1.24) | 0.36 | (0.09,1.56) | 18.2 (29.5, 43.6) | 0.39 | (0.18,0.82)* | 0.41 | (0.18,0.91)* | |
| Health service | |||||||||||
| Distancea | < 1 km | 40.8 (27.0, 55.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 34.8 (26.9, 43.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 2-3 km | 53.8 (33.4, 73.4) | 1.69 | (0.65,4.41) | 1.51 | (0.54,4.22) | 27.3 (17.7, 38.6) | 0.70 | (0.38,1.30) | 0.55 | (0.28,1.10) | |
| > 3 km | 30.0 (6.7, 65.2) | 0.62 | (0.14,2.70) | 0.60 | (0.11,3.19) | 33.3 (16.5, 54.0) | 0.94 | (0.39,2.25) | 0.83 | (0.33,2.10) | |
| Family practiceb | no | 45.8 (31.4, 60.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 38.2 (29.6, 47.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 40.5 (24.8, 57.9) | 0.81 | (0.34,1.92) | 0.85 | (0.33,2.17) | 26.2 (18.7, 35.0) | 0.57 | (0.33,0.99)* | 0.49 | (0.27,0.89)* | |
aDistance to the nearest medical institution
bUtilization of family practice service
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01