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

TABLE 5. Multinomial regression models for particular variables, with specific combination of domains affected as the dependent variable, with any two domains affected except mobility or hearing as the reference group, Mexico, 2015.

Variable

Mobility plus psychological and cognitive

Mobility and psychological

Mobility plus another not psychological

Hearing plus another not mobility

RR

Sig.

RR

Sig.

RR

Sig.

RR

Sig.

Age

1.07

***

1.03

***

1.06

***

1.01

***

Women

1.93

***

1.82

***

1.78

***

0.76

***

Years in school

0.94

***

1.04

***

1.05

***

1.04

***

Married/consensual union

0.94

 

1.07

 

1.12

 

1.23

***

External locus of control

1.22

***

0.96

 

0.92

 

1.04

 

Sleeping problems

    None (ref.)

    Moderate

1.48

***

1.67

***

1.03

 

1.03

 

    Severe

2.18

***

2.36

***

0.92

 

1.22

 

Low satisfaction with life

1.07

***

1.08

***

0.96

***

1.00

 

More social engagement ≥2 activities

0.62

***

0.98

 

0.91

 

0.93

 

Regular/poor self-rated health

2.44

***

2.44

***

1.44

***

1.67

***

Hypertension

1.75

***

1.73

***

1.49

***

1.09

 

Diabetes

1.22

***

1.73

 

1.05

 

0.87

 

Number of other chronic diseases

    0 (ref.)

    1

1.47

***

1.70

***

1.49

***

1.04

 

    ≥2

2.33

***

3.47

***

1.90

***

1.03

 

Frequent physical pain

2.93

***

2.83

***

1.60

***

0.95

 

Falls (at last 2 years)

1.37

***

1.20

***

0.98

 

1.11

 

Number of visits to a physician in the last year

    0 (ref.)

    1–3

1.06

 

1.20

 

1.09

 

0.90

 

    4–11

1.23

 

1.48

***

1.25

**

1.02

 

    ≥12

1.21

 

1.64

***

1.56

***

1.09

 

≥2 affected activities of daily living

6.80

***

6.20

***

4.74

***

1.51

**

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

Note: Log likelihood = –10 785.653; p < 0.001; R2 (13.5%); BIC = 22 360.2; AIC = 21 747.31

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