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. 2021 Mar 19;20:82. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01422-5

Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis results for cognitive impairment

Variable OR S.E. z p-value 95% CI
Low High
Demographic factors
Sex
  Male
  Female 1.257 0.085 3.39 0.001 1.101 1.434
Age (years)
  65 ~ 74
  75 ~ 84 2.986 0.557 5.87 <  0.001 2.072 4.303
   ≥ 85 20.486 3.609 17.14 <  0.001 14.505 28.935
Marital status
  Separated/divorced/widowed/never married
  Currently married and living with a spouse 0.690 0.099 −2.59 0.009 0.521 0.913
Residential area
  Urban/Town
  Rural 0.996 0.059 −0.07 0.946 0.887 1.119
Socioeconomic status
Education level
  No schooling
  Primary school 0.678 0.051 −5.13 <  0.001 0.585 0.787
  Middle school or more 1.223 0.142 1.74 0.082 0.975 1.535
Occupation
  non-white-collar
  white-collar 0.738 0.090 −2.49 0.013 0.580 0.937
Economic status (quintile)
  1 (poorest)
  2 0.861 0.078 −1.65 0.099 0.722 1.028
  3 0.812 0.075 −2.27 0.023 0.678 0.972
  4 0.771 0.073 −2.74 0.006 0.640 0.929
  5 (richest) 0.577 0.057 −5.55 <  0.001 0.475 0.701
Social support
Emotional support
  Nobody
  Relatives/friends/neighbors and others 0.219 0.039 −8.48 <  0.001 0.154 0.311
  Children 0.400 0.063 −5.78 <  0.001 0.293 0.546
  Spouse 0.242 0.051 −6.71 <  0.001 0.160 0.366
Financial support
  No
  Yes 0.712 0.044 −5.45 <  0.001 0.630 0.804
Living arrangement
  Alone
  In an institution 3.374 0.569 7.22 <  0.001 2.425 4.695
  With household member(s) 2.227 0.201 8.87 <  0.001 1.866 2.658
Social participation
Organized activities
  No
  Yes 1.065 0.089 0.76 0.449 0.905 1.253
Informal activities
  No
  Yes 0.872 0.050 −2.30 0.021 0.776 0.980