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. 2022 Jul 13;10(7):1118. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10071118

Table 2.

Univariate (crude OR) and multivariate (adjusted OR) analyses on factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine reluctance and hesitancy to be vaccinated (N = 2109) (95% CI: 95% confidence intervals).

Characteristics Crude OR 95% CI p-Value Adjusted OR * 95 % CI p-Value
Age (years)
 Mean (SD) 1.04 1.03 1.05 <0.001 1.03 1.02 1.04 <0.001
Sex
 Male Ref Ref
 Female 0.94 0.78 1.13 0.493 0.91 0.74 1.11 0.343
Living status
 Live with an older partner Ref Ref
 Live alone 1.38 1.16 1.65 <0.001 1.32 1.08 1.61 0.007
Occupational status
 Retirement Ref Ref
 Caring family/full-time/part-time/unemployed 0.47 0.30 0.74 0.001 0.63 0.39 1.02 0.062
Social security support
 No Ref Ref
 Yes (CSSA or OALA) 1.22 0.99 1.49 0.057 1.00 0.81 1.25 0.978
Number of doctor-diagnosed chronic conditions
 0–1 Ref Ref
 2–3 1.17 0.97 1.42 0.110 1.03 0.84 1.28 0.764
 >3 1.89 1.49 2.39 <0.001 1.55 1.17 2.04 0.002
Ever hospital admission over the past 6 months
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.51 1.18 1.93 0.001 1.24 0.95 1.60 0.114
Medical appointment in the next 6 months
 No Ref
 Yes 1.14 0.91 1.42 0.265
Regular measurement of blood pressure
 No hypertension Ref
 Yes 1.13 0.85 1.50 0.396
 Not measure regularly 1.28 0.93 1.74 0.126
Regular measurement of blood glucose
 No diabetes Ref Ref
 Yes 1.21 0.97 1.51 0.091 1.08 0.85 1.39 0.521
 Not measure regularly 1.17 0.88 1.55 0.294 0.98 0.71 1.33 0.879
Help available when needed
 Yes Ref Ref
 No 1.24 1.01 1.53 0.038 1.13 0.90 1.42 0.279
Number of social media use in the past 2 weeks
 0 Ref Ref
 1 0.62 0.50 0.76 <0.001 0.69 0.55 0.86 0.001
 >1 0.39 0.29 0.52 <0.001 0.48 0.36 0.65 <0.001
Self-rated Health status in score
 High (67–100) Ref Ref
 Middle (34–66) 1.42 1.14 1.76 0.002 1.51 1.20 1.91 <0.001
 Low (0–33) 1.76 1.43 2.17 <0.001 1.57 1.24 1.99 <0.001
Meaning of life
 High (5–7) Ref Ref
 Middle (3–4) 1.41 1.16 1.72 0.001 1.10 0.89 1.37 0.391
 Low (1–2) 1.62 1.02 2.57 0.039 1.08 0.65 1.79 0.771
 Missing 1.43 1.11 1.84 0.005 1.34 1.02 1.77 0.036
Loneliness (measured by UCLA-3)
 0–5 Ref Ref
 ≥6 1.44 1.14 1.81 0.002 1.11 0.85 1.46 0.433
Memory loss
 No Ref Ref
 Yes, but not worry 1.02 0.84 1.25 0.817 0.91 0.73 1.12 0.375
 Yes, and worry 1.44 1.10 1.89 0.009 1.08 0.80 1.46 0.620
Depression (measured by PHQ-2)
 0–2 Ref Ref
 ≥3 1.58 1.13 2.20 0.007 1.07 0.66 1.75 0.785
Anxiety (measured by GAD-2)
 0–2 Ref Ref
 ≥3 1.61 1.11 2.33 0.012 1.27 0.74 2.19 0.380

* Multivariate regression (only variables with p < 0.1 in univariate analysis were included): adjusted for age, sex, living status, occupational status, social security support, number of chronic conditions, hospital admission, regular measurement of blood glucose, help available when needed, number of social medial use, self-rated health status, meaning of life, loneliness, memory loss, depression and anxiety.