Table 3.
Logistic regression estimates for successful ageing among older adults in India, 2017–18.
| Background characteristics | COR | AOR |
|---|---|---|
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |
| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | Ref | |
| Urban | 0.67* (0.64, 0.71) | 0.92* (0.87, 0.98) |
| Individual factors | ||
| Age | ||
| Young-old | Ref | Ref |
| Old-old | 0.66* (0.62, 0.7) | 0.74* (0.7, 0.79) |
| Oldest-old | 0.47* (0.43, 0.51) | 0.57* (0.52, 0.63) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | Ref | Ref |
| Female | 0.66* (0.62, 0.69) | 0.87* (0.81, 0.93) |
| Education | ||
| Not educated/primary not completed | Ref | Ref |
| Primary | 1 (0.93, 1.08) | 0.99 (0.91, 1.08) |
| Secondary | 1 (0.94, 1.08) | 1.02 (0.94, 1.1) |
| Higher | 0.84* (0.76, 0.92) | 0.96 (0.87, 1.07) |
| Working status | ||
| Currently working | 2.5* (2.36, 2.65) | 1.78* (1.66, 1.9) |
| Retired/never worked | Ref | Ref |
| Currently not working | 0.92* (0.86, 0.98) | 1.07 (0.99, 1.15) |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 1.62* (1.54, 1.71) | 1.22* (1.14, 1.31) |
| Widowed | Ref | Ref |
| Others | 1.53* (1.31, 1.78) | 1.3* (1.1, 1.54) |
| Living arrangement | ||
| Living alone | 1.16 (0.99, 1.35) | 1.24* (1.05, 1.47) |
| Living with spouse | 1.46* (1.29, 1.65) | 1.12 (0.96, 1.29) |
| Living with children and spouse | 1.45* (1.29, 1.62) | 1.21* (1.06, 1.37) |
| Living with others | Ref | Ref |
| Obesity-related factors | ||
| Obese/overweight | ||
| No | 1.96* (1.84, 2.09) | 1.41* (1.29, 1.53) |
| Yes | Ref | Ref |
| High risk waist circumference | ||
| No | 2.19* (2.05, 2.33) | 1.41* (1.29, 1.54) |
| Yes | Ref | Ref |
| High risk waist-hip ratio | ||
| No | 1.15* (1.09, 1.21) | 0.95 (0.9, 1.01) |
| Yes | Ref | Ref |
| Behavioural factors | ||
| Tobacco consumption | ||
| No | 0.74* (0.7, 0.78) | 1 (0.94, 1.06) |
| Yes | Ref | Ref |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| No | 0.74* (0.7, 0.79) | 1.09* (1.02, 1.18) |
| Yes | Ref | Ref |
| Physical activity | ||
| Frequent | 2.1* (1.98, 2.23) | 1.35* (1.26, 1.45) |
| Rare | 1.96* (1.83, 2.1) | 1.29* (1.2, 1.4) |
| Never | Ref | Ref |
| Household factors | ||
| MPCE quintile | ||
| Poorest | 0.91* (0.85, 0.98) | 0.93 (0.86, 1.01) |
| Poorer | 0.85* (0.79, 0.92) | 0.91* (0.84, 0.98) |
| Middle | 0.72* (0.66, 0.77) | 0.79* (0.72, 0.85) |
| Richer | 0.6* (0.55, 0.64) | 0.69* (0.63, 0.75) |
| Richest | Ref | Ref |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | Ref | Ref |
| Muslim | 0.73* (0.68, 0.79) | 0.76* (0.7, 0.83) |
| Christian | 1.47* (1.37, 1.59) | 1.05 (0.95, 1.17) |
| Others | 0.88* (0.78, 0.98) | 0.94 (0.83, 1.06) |
| Caste | ||
| Scheduled Caste | 1.29* (1.2, 1.39) | 1 (0.92, 1.08) |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2.08* (1.94, 2.24) | 1.39* (1.27, 1.52) |
| Other Backward Class | 1.19* (1.12, 1.27) | 1.05 (0.98, 1.12) |
| Others | Ref | Ref |
| Region | ||
| North | Ref | Ref |
| Central | 1.54* (1.42, 1.68) | 1.21* (1.1, 1.33) |
| East | 1.18* (1.09, 1.28) | 0.93 (0.85, 1.01) |
| Northeast | 1.93* (1.77, 2.1) | 1.32* (1.19, 1.47) |
| West | 0.82* (0.75, 0.9) | 0.68* (0.62, 0.75) |
| South | 0.77* (0.72, 0.84) | 0.72* (0.66, 0.78) |
Ref: Reference; CI: Confidence Interval; COR: Crude odds ratio; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio; * if p-value < 0.05.