Table 2.
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for eating alone according to appetite groups.
| OR | (95% CI) | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | (0: female, 1: male) | 1.145 | (0.815–1.609) | 0.435 |
| Age | (years; per 1-year) | 0.991 | (0.958–1.024) | 0.576 |
| GDS | (0: healthy, 1: predisposition to depression) | 1.707 | (1.200–2.427) | 0.003 |
| Acute illness | (0: no, 1: yes) | 1.534 | (0.950–2.475) | 0.080 |
| Medicines | (numbers; per 1-number) | 1.061 | (1.007–1.118) | 0.026 |
| JST-IC | (scores; per 1-score) | 0.894 | (0.841–0.950) | <0.001 |
| Household status | (0: together, 1: alone) | 1.058 | (0.696–1.608) | 0.792 |
| Self-rated health | (0: not healthy) | Ref. | ||
| (1: healthy) | 0.940 | (0.607–1.455) | 0.781 | |
| (2: very healthy) | 0.343 | (0.152–0.774) | 0.010 | |
| Subjective economic conditions | (0: not difficult, 1: difficult) | 1.554 | (0.961–2.514) | 0.072 |
| Social participation | (0: yes, 1: no) | 0.860 | (0.598–1.237) | 0.417 |
| Social isolation | (0: no, 1: yes) | 1.136 | (0.786–1.641) | 0.497 |
| Eating alone | (0: no, 1: yes) | 1.751 | (1.130–2.712) | 0.012 |
Dependent variable: SNAQ groups (0: good (>14), 1: poor (≤14)). OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale 15, JST-IC: Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence. Bold indicates a p-value of less than 0.05.