Table 6.
Ordered logit regression on self-reported status.
| Dependent | ||
| Variables: Self-Reported Health Status |
Odds Ratio
(OR) |
SE |
| Independent Variable Latent Classes |
||
| Class 2 | 1.1478 | 0.1805 |
| Class 3 | 1.2927 * | 0.1729 |
| Class 4 | 1.5247 *** | 0.1716 |
| Class 5 | 2.0369 *** | 0.2694 |
| Personal Characteristics | ||
| Gender/Male | 0.9955 | 0.1147 |
| Married | 1.0518 | 0.1184 |
| HHnumber | 0.9761 | 0.0197 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Taiwanese | 0.9692 | 0.1356 |
| Hakka | 1.1940 | 0.2079 |
| Mainlander | 1.0052 | 0.2974 |
| Age Category | ||
| Age 50–59 | 1.0170 | 0.1155 |
| Age 60–69 | 1.0562 | 0.1468 |
| Age 70–79 | 1.5018 *** | 0.2267 |
| Age 80 or above | 0.9990 | 0.1991 |
| Education Level | ||
| Senior high school College or above |
0.8648 0.7801 * |
0.0964 0.1136 |
| Regional Variables | ||
| Northern area | 1.2219 | 0.1999 |
| Central area | 1.0652 | 0.1864 |
| Southern area | 1.1606 | 0.1945 |
| Monthly Income Level | ||
| NT$40,000–NT$79,999 | 0.8478 | 0.1042 |
| Above NT$80,000 | 0.8666 | 0.1794 |
| Disease | ||
| Chronic disease (including cancer, heart, stroke, kidney, lung, or liver diseases) | 1.4377 *** | 0.1341 |
| Other chronic disease (including gout, arthritis, or osteoporosis) | 1.3674 *** | 0.1264 |
| Mental | 1.0401 | 0.2284 |
| Drug Treatment | ||
| Hypertension drug | 0.9523 | 0.0875 |
| Diabetes drug | 1.1362 | 0.1239 |
| Hyperlipidemia drug | 1.1099 | 0.1261 |
| Sample Size | 2103 | |
Note 1: * significant at the 10% level; *** significant at the 1% level. Note 2: Self-reported health status represents excellent, good, fair, poor, or very poor from 1 to 5, respectively. Note 3: The default variable is class 1; age 40–45, the education level is junior high school or below; income level is below NT$40,000; the eastern area. Note 4: The exchange rate for 1 US Dollar to New Taiwan Dollar is approximately 32 in 2006.