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. 2021 Jun 24;77(2):392–401. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab181

Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Regression Results From Models Predicting Health Outcomes for White Men and Women at Wave 13 of the HRS

White Women White Men
Limitations Higher than First Observed Died Lost to Follow up Limitations Higher than First Observed Died Lost to Follow up
Functional limitations Round 2 0.854*** (0.812–0.897) 1.062* (1.014–1.113) 0.884*** (0.835–0.937) 0.823*** (0.765–0.886) 1.076* (1.011–1.145) 0.916* (0.846–0.991)
Birth Year 0.927*** (0.897–0.959) 0.855*** (0.825–0.886) 0.959* (0.924–0.995) 0.904*** (0.869–0.939) 0.827*** (0.797–0.857) 0.930*** (0.892–0.969)
Less than HS diploma 1.460 (0.997–2.137) 1.762** (1.170–2.652) 2.049*** (1.338–3.139) 1.243 (0.818–1.890) 1.649* (1.106–2.458) 1.576* (1.021–2.432)
Completed HS 1.387* (1.018–1.890) 1.651** (1.163–2.343) 1.907*** (1.341–2.713) 1.440* (1.029–2.014) 1.410* (1.016–1.956) 1.403 (0.977–2.016)
Some college 1.526* (1.094–2.128) 1.368 (0.934–2.003) 1.444 (0.976–2.136) 1.148 (0.804–1.639) 1.756** (1.255–2.457) 1.556* (1.072–2.258)
Ever smoked at Round 2 1.176 (0.951–1.455) 2.692*** (2.155–3.364) 1.169 (0.925–1.478) 1.203 (0.930–1.555) 2.052*** (1.590–2.650) 1.183 (0.899–1.557)
Married at Round 2 0.767* (0.590–0.998) 0.752* (0.577–0.982) 0.769 (0.578–1.025) 1.229 (0.858–1.760) 0.690* (0.501–0.951) 0.803 (0.560–1.150)
First Wealth Quintile (Lowest Wealth) 1.796** (1.179–2.736) 2.857*** (1.867–4.374) 1.441 (0.911–2.278) 1.719* (1.059–2.791) 2.594*** (1.660–4.053) 0.960 (0.569–1.620)
Second Wealth Quintile 1.438* (1.012–2.042) 2.217*** (1.536–3.198) 1.023 (0.689–1.518) 1.352 (0.905–2.019) 2.191*** (1.505–3.188) 1.234 (0.814–1.872)
Third Wealth Quintile 1.242 (0.907–1.699) 1.911*** (1.368–2.668) 1.376 (0.974–1.944) 1.405 (0.988–1.996) 1.624** (1.157–2.279) 1.102 (0.761–1.598)
Fourth Wealth Quintile 1.062 (0.795–1.419) 1.460* (1.059–2.011) 1.157 (0.842–1.589) 1.129 (0.821–1.553) 1.452* (1.065–1.978) 1.079 (0.770–1.513)
No longest occupation 1.295 (0.895–1.874) 1.509* (1.052–2.164) 1.428 (0.963–2.117) 0.969 (0.605–1.552) 1.165 (0.755–1.797) 0.885 (0.537–1.459)
Longest occupation professional, managerial, clerical or sales 1.232 (0.935–1.624) 0.920 (0.695–1.218) 1.003 (0.743–1.354) 0.858 (0.638–1.155) 0.835 (0.632–1.105) 0.731* (0.539–0.993)
3662 3317

Notes: Relative Risk Ratios; Confidence interval in parentheses.

* p < .05” **p < .01 ***p < .0001.