Table 4.
Comparison of prevalence and prevalence ratios between non-empty-nest and empty-nest elders
| variables | Non-empty nest | Empty nest | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Gender | men | 29.1 (19.4, 40.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 28.6 (18.9, 40.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| women | 41.8 (31.9, 52.2) | 1.75 | (0.93,3.29) | 1.52 | (0.67,3.39) | 39.5 (28.4, 51.4) | 1.63 | (0.83,3.20) | 1.98 | (0.84,4.64) | |
| Age | 60–74 | 31.4 (24.0, 39.8) | 1.00 | 35.3 (27.3, 43.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| ≥ 75 | 55.8 (37.9, 72.8) | 2.76 | (1.29,5.92)** | 3.10 | (1.33,7.22)** | 23.5 (6.8, 49.9) | 0.56 | (0.17,1.83) | 0.43 | (0.11,1.68) | |
| Poverty | no | 39.5 (30.9, 48.7) | 1.00 | 37.9 (28.5, 48.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| yes | 28.3 (16.8, 42.3) | 0.60 | (0.30,1.21) | 0.76 | (0.35,1.63) | 26.0 (14.6, 40.3) | 0.57 | (0.27,1.22) | 0.68 | (0.29,1.59) | |
| Empty-nest | no | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Illiteracy | no | 30.2 (21.3, 40.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 36.3 (26.4, 47.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 43.2 (32.2, 54.7) | 1.76 | (0.95,3.26) | 1.15 | (0.54,2.47) | 30.6 (19.6, 43.7) | 0.78 | (0.39,1.55) | 0.54 | (0.22,1.33) | |
| Health status | |||||||||||
| Chronic diseases | no | 40.5 (25.6, 56.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 46.5 (31.2, 42.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 34.8 (26.8, 43.5) | 0.79 | (0.38,1.60) | 1.37 | (0.60,3.15) | 29.1 (20.8, 38.5) | 0.47 | (0.23,0.98)* | 0.55 | (0.24,1.23) | |
| TTO-value | 4.46 | (1.04,19.16)* | 9.20 | (1.73,48.75)** | 5.05 | (0.90,28.51) | 4.50 | (0.61,33.04) | |||
| Health behaviors | |||||||||||
| Self-care in TCM | no | 38.5 (26.7, 51.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 46.3 (32.6, 60.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 34.8 (26.1, 44.4) | 0.85 | (0.45,1.61) | 0.89 | (0.43,1.86) | 27.3 (18.8, 37.1) | 0.44 | (0.22,0.87)* | 0.39 | (0.18,0.86)* | |
| Drinking alcohol | no | 39.7 (31.6, 48.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 39.0 (30.1, 48.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 22.2 (10.1, 39.15) | 0.43 | (0.18,1.02) | 0.48 | (0.19,1.22) | 17.1 (6.6, 33.6) | 0.32 | (0.12,0.84)* | 0.28 | (0.09,0.82)* | |
| Health service | |||||||||||
| Distancea | < 1 km | 37.5 (28.2, 47.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 34.9 (24.9, 45.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 2-3 km | 35.6 (23.6, 49.1) | 0.92 | (0.47,1.79) | 0.87 | (0.42,1.81) | 31.8 (18.6, 47.6) | 0.87 | (0.40,1.89) | 0.87 | (0.35,2.16) | |
| > 3 km | 28.6 (8.4, 58.1) | 0.67 | (0.20,2.27) | 0.73 | (0.20,2.63) | 34.8 (16.4, 57.3) | 1.00 | (0.37,2.62) | 1.00 | (0.35,2.92) | |
| Family practiceb | no | 41.3 (30.4, 52.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 39.6 (29.5, 50.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| yes | 32.0 (22.9, 42.2) | 0.67 | (0.36,1.24) | 0.65 | (0.33,1.26) | 25.8 (15.5, 38.5) | 0.53 | (0.26,1.08) | 1.16 | (0.08,16.51) | |
aDistance to the nearest medical institution
bUtilization of family practice service
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01