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. 2021 Sep 13;45:e121. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2021.121

TABLE 4. Multinomial regression models for specific variables, with number of domains affected as the dependent variable and no affected domains as the reference group, Mexico, 2015.

Variable

1

2–3

4–6

RR

Sig.

RR

Sig.

RR

Sig.

Age

1.02

***

1.03

***

1.07

***

Women

0.93

 

0.95

 

0.97

 

Years in school

0.94

***

0.89

***

0.83

***

Married/consensual union

1.09

 

1.01

 

0.91

 

External locus of control

0.92

 

1.11

 

1.20

**

Sleeping problems

    None (ref).

    Moderate

1.09

 

1.43

***

1.77

***

    Severe

2.02

***

3.11

***

5.72

***

Low satisfaction with life

1.03

 

1.12

***

1.23

***

More social engagement ≥2 activities

0.85

 

0.63

***

0.43

***

Regular/poor self-rated health

1.40

***

2.86

***

5.48

***

Hypertension

1.17

**

1.27

***

1.42

***

Diabetes

1.08

 

1.26

***

1.68

***

Number of other chronic diseases

    0 (ref.)

    1

1.17

 

1.52

***

1.84

***

    ≥2

0.84

 

2.09

***

2.79

***

Frequent bodily pain

1.26

***

1.00

***

2.99

***

Falls in the last 2 years

0.90

 

1.14

**

1.38

***

Number of visits to a physician in the last year

    0 (ref.)

    1–3

1.06

 

1.03

 

1.17

 

    4–11

1.21

**

1.2

 

1.39

***

    ≥12

1.08

 

1.15

 

1.34

***

≥2 affected activities of daily living

1.77

**

4.36

***

5.75

***

RR, relative risk; Sig., statistical significance; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001

Note: Log likelihood = –11 809.738; p < 0.001; R2 (16.9%); BIC = 24 235; AIC = 23 751.48

Source: Prepared by the authors based on data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study.