Table 4.

Bivariate ordinal logistic regression output for prediction of malnutrition among elderly

Variables	β	Se f β	Exp (β) OR	P-value	95% CI (β)
Sex (female)	.172	.157	1.19	0.272	−0.14–0.48
Residence (Rural)	.997	.235	2.71	0.000	0.54–1.46
Education (higher)	−.565	.107	0.57	0.000	−0.78–−0.36
Living (with others)	.224	.243	1.25	0.357	−0.253–0.70
Marital status (separate)	.380	.088	1.46	0.000	0.21–0.55
Pension (yes)	.298	.176	1.35	0.091	−0.05–0.64
Work at the moment (No)	1.173	.168	3.23	0.000	0.85–1.50
Support (yes)	−.919	.165	0.40	0.000	−1.24–0.60
Health insurance (yes)	−.484	.216	0.62	0.025	−0.91–0.06
Chronic pain (Yes)	1.346	.171	3.84	0.000	1.01–1.68
Hospitalization (Yes)	1.272	.179	3.57	0.000	0.92–1.62
Insomnia (yes)	.700	.161	2.01	0.000	0.38–1.02
Physical activity (No)	.171	.187	1.19	0.359	−0.20–0.54
Depression (yes)	1.986	.200	7.29	0.000	1.59–2.38