Table 4.
Factors affecting health-related quality of life by age (65 years or older).
| Variable (reference) | B | S.E. | Wald | P | Exp (B) | 95% CI for Exp (B) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Education (under high school) | Over high school | 0.046 | 0.154 | 0.090 | 0.764 | 1.047 | 0.775 | 1.415 |
| Income (under $ 2400) | Over $ 2400 | 0.470 | 0.179 | 6.922 | 0.009 | 1.601 | 1.127 | 2.273 |
| Type of medical security (assistance) | National health insurance | 1.072 | 0.562 | 3.636 | 0.057 | 2.921 | 0.971 | 8.792 |
| Subjective health status (good) | Poor | –2.089 | 0.163 | 163.703 | 0.000 | 0.124 | 0.090 | 0.170 |
| Unmet medical care (no) | Yes | –1.058 | 0.2172 | 37.752 | 0.000 | 0.347 | 0.248 | 0.484 |
| Chronic disease (no) | Yes | –0.767 | 0.172 | 19.906 | 0.000 | 0.464 | 0.331 | 0.650 |
| Moderate physical activity (no) | Yes | 0.039 | 0.171 | 0.052 | 0.819 | 1.040 | 0.743 | 1.455 |
| Intense physical activity (no) | Yes | 0.194 | 0.234 | 0.683 | 0.409 | 1.214 | 0.767 | 1.922 |
| Sitting time (under 8 hours) | Over 8 hours | –0.199 | 0.178 | 1.258 | 0.262 | 0.819 | 0.578 | 1.161 |
| Smoking (no) | Yes | 0.174 | 0.163 | 1.142 | 0.285 | 1.191 | 0.865 | 1.639 |
| Drinking (no) | Yes | –0.283 | 0.157 | 3.227 | 0.072 | 0.754 | 0.554 | 1.026 |