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. 2020 Sep 25;20:369. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01765-8

Table 2.

Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with ADL limitations in older adults in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Variable b Standard error WalsX2 P OR 95% CI
Age (years)
  ≥ 80 1 (reference)
 60 ~ 69 −1.674 0.245 46.753 <0.001 0.187 (0.116–0.303)
 70 ~ 79 − 1.180 0.238 24.695 <0.001 0.307 (0.193–0.489)
ethnic
 minority 1(reference)
 Han nationality −0.503 0.228 4.858 0.028 0.605 (0.386–0.946)
Religious beliefs
 have 1 (reference)
 none −0.134 0.201 0.445 0.505 0.874 (0.589–1.297)
Educational level
 Illiteracy 1 (reference)
 Primary school −0.945 0.588 11.046 0.001 0.142 (0.045–0.449)
 Junior high school −2.052 0.593 11.959 0.001 0.128 (0.040–0.411)
 Secondary or high school −2.105 0.613 11.790 0.001 0.122 (0.037–0.405)
 College or undergraduate −1.846 0.631 8.546 0.003 0.158 (0.046–0.544)
 Postgraduate or above −1.422 0.599 5.628 0.018 0.241 (0.074–0.781)
Economic situation
 Abundant 1 (reference)
 Very difficult 1.167 0.499 5.476 0.019 3.212 (1.209–8.534)
 Slightly difficult 0.784 0.388 4.086 0.043 2.191 (1.024–4.688)
 Moderate −0.021 0.380 0.003 0.955 0.979 (0.465–2.060)
 Slightly favorable −0.281 0.410 0.470 0.493 0.755 (0.338–1.686)
With a spouse
 yes 1 (reference)
 no 0.480 0.197 5.926 0.015 1.616 (1.098–2.377)
Diseases
 have 1 (reference)
 None −0.894 0.251 12.683 <0.001 0.409 (0.250–0.669)