Table 2.
Factor Associated with Nutritional status of the Indian Older adults (60 + Years)
| Underweight | Overweight/Obese | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model-1 | Model-2 | Model-3 | Model-1 | Model-2 | Model-3 | |
|
RRR (95% CI) |
RRR (95% CI) |
RRR (95% CI) |
RRR (95% CI) |
RRR (95% CI) |
RRR (95% CI) |
|
| Food Insecurity Level | ||||||
| Food Secure (Ref) | ||||||
| Mild |
1.172 *** (1.171, 1.173) |
1.133 *** (1.066, 1.204) |
1.105 ** (1.038,1.176) |
0.948 *** (0.947,0.949) |
0.977 (0.915,1.044) |
1 (0.935,1.07) |
| Moderate |
1.235 *** (0.869, 1.28) |
1.152 (0.952, 1.394) |
1.055 (0.869,1.28) |
0.622 *** (0.62,0.625) |
0.671 ** (0.524,0.859) |
0.795 (0.618,1.021) |
| Severe |
1.707 *** (1.186, 1.485) |
1.503 *** (1.347, 1.677) |
1.327 *** (1.186,1.485) |
0.669 *** (0.667,0.671) |
0.848 * (0.731,0.983) |
0.98 (0.842,1.142) |
| Individual Characteristics: | ||||||
| Age Group | ||||||
| Young Old (60–74) (Ref) | ||||||
| Oldest Old (75+) |
1.322 *** (1.234, 1.417) |
1.365 *** (1.271,1.465) |
0.624 *** (0.572, 0.682) |
0.597 *** (0.546,0.654) |
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| Sex | ||||||
| Male (Ref) | ||||||
| Female |
0.699 *** (0.653, 0.748) |
0.736 *** (0.686,0.789) |
2.512 *** (2.324, 2.715) |
2.207 *** (2.039,2.39) |
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| Years of Schooling | ||||||
| No Education (Ref) | ||||||
| 0–4 Years |
0.668 *** (0.609, 0.733) |
0.76 *** (0.69,0.837) |
1.797 *** (1.622, 1.99) |
1.448 *** (1.302,1.611) |
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| 5–9 Years |
0.584 *** (0.537, 0.635) |
0.729 *** (0.667,0.796) |
2.512 *** (0.109) |
1.823 *** (1.667,1.995) |
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| 10 + Years |
0.262 *** (0.231, 0.296) |
0.396 *** (0.348,0.452) |
4.117 *** (3.753, 4.516) |
2.494 *** (2.251,2.765) |
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| Working Status | ||||||
| Yes (Ref) | ||||||
| No |
1.024 (0.96, 1.093) |
0.936 (0.876,1.001) |
0.71 *** (0.659, 0.765) |
0.804 *** (0.744,0.868) |
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| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married / Live-in Relationship (Ref) | ||||||
| Never Married |
1.193 (0.856, 1.665) |
1.229 (0.87,1.737) |
0.625 * (0.401, 0.972) |
0.531 ** (0.338,0.834) |
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| Widowed |
1.262 *** (1.181, 1.348) |
1.306 *** (1.221,1.398) |
0.92 * (0.856, 0.988) |
0.839 *** (0.779,0.905) |
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| Divorced/Separated/ Deserted |
1.587 *** (1.221, 2.062) |
1.707 *** (1.305,2.233) |
0.751 (0.534, 1.055) |
0.659 * (0.466,0.932) |
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| Household Characteristics: | ||||||
| Place of Residence | ||||||
| Urban (Ref) | ||||||
| Rural |
1.964 *** (1.807,2.134) |
0.548 *** (0.51,0.589) |
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| Social Group | ||||||
| Non-SC/ST/OBC (Ref) | ||||||
| SC |
1.365 *** (1.248,1.494) |
0.813 *** (0.734,0.9) |
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| ST |
1.574 *** (1.407,1.761) |
0.439 *** (0.368,0.524) |
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| OBC |
1.249 *** (1.155,1.351) |
0.908 * (0.84,0.981) |
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| MPCE Quintile | ||||||
| Middle (Ref) | ||||||
| Poorest |
1.2 *** (1.101,1.308) |
0.715 *** (0.643,0.796) |
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| Poorer |
1.13 ** (1.036,1.231) |
0.893 * (0.808,0.987) |
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| Richer |
0.789 *** (0.718,0.867) |
1.136 ** (1.032,1.25) |
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| Richest |
0.665 *** (0.597,0.74) |
1.225 *** (1.11,1.352) |
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| Region | ||||||
| Northern (Ref) | ||||||
| Western |
1.128 * (1.002,1.27) |
0.926 (0.83,1.035) |
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| Central |
1.701 *** (1.531,1.891) |
0.635 *** (0.566,0.712) |
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| Eastern |
1.45 *** (1.307,1.609) |
0.575 *** (0.514,0.642) |
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| North-eastern |
1.334 ** (1.111,1.601) |
0.554 *** (0.441,0.696) |
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| Southern |
0.906 (0.807,1.017) |
1.15 * (1.033,1.28) |
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Note: Figures in ‘( )’ represents the 95%CI of RRR
RRR: Relative Risk Ratio; Significant at: *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05
Other Religion includes Buddhist/Neo-buddhist, Jain, Jewish, Parsi/Zoroastrian, None of the religion
Source: Authors’ own estimation using LASI, 2017-18