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 |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR |
Sig. |
RR |
Sig. |
RR |
Sig. |
|
Age |
1.02 |
1.03 |
1.07 |
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Women |
0.93 |
|
0.95 |
|
0.97 |
|
Years in school |
0.94 |
0.89 |
0.83 |
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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 |
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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.