Table 2.
Crude and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the variables associated with self-rated health.
| Self-rated health | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR† | 95% CI | p value | Adjusted OR‡ | 95% CI | p value | |
| Tooth number and self-rated mastication | ||||||
| ≥ 20 and bite tightly on both side | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ≥ 20 and bite tightly on one side | 1.458 | 1.169–1.820 | 0.001* | 1.239 | 0.965–1.590 | 0.093 |
| ≥ 20 and bite tightly on neither side | 1.876 | 1.224–2.875 | 0.004* | 1.429 | 0.866–2.357 | 0.163 |
| < 20 and bite tightly on both side | 1.049 | 0.871–1.263 | 0.613 | 1.099 | 0.884–1.365 | 0.395 |
| < 20 and bite tightly on one side | 1.623 | 1.215–2.167 | 0.001* | 1.422 | 1.015–1.992 | 0.041* |
| < 20 and bite tightly on neither side | 2.053 | 1.452–2.903 | 0.000* | 1.952 | 1.265–3.014 | 0.003* |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1 | |||||
| Female | 1.127 | 0.981–1.295 | 0.092 | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 40–49 | 1 | |||||
| 50–59 | 0.783 | 0.549–1.116 | 0.176 | |||
| 60–69 | 0.582 | 0.420–0.807 | 0.001* | |||
| 70–79 | 0.632 | 0.456–0.876 | 0.006* | |||
| BMI | ||||||
| 18.5–25 | 1.000 | 1 | ||||
| < 18.5 | 1.998 | 1.592–2.509 | < 0.001* | 1.749 | 1.349–2.268 | < 0.001* |
| 25–30 | 1.059 | 0.898–1.249 | 0.498 | 0.996 | 0.825–1.204 | 0.970 |
| > 30 | 1.462 | 1.010–2.118 | 0.044* | 1.239 | 0.805–1.907 | 0.330 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 1 | |||||
| Married | 0.664 | 0.496–0.890 | 0.006* | |||
| Divorced | 0.938 | 0.613–1.436 | 0.769 | |||
| Separation | 1.676 | 0.778–3.611 | 0.188 | |||
| Bereavement | 0.769 | 0.539–1.096 | 0.146 | |||
| Other | 1.015 | 0.362–2.846 | 0.977 | |||
| Educational status | ||||||
| University graduate or above | 1 | |||||
| High school/Junior College/professional training college/Drop out of Unversity | 1.090 | 0.873–1.362 | 0.446 | |||
| Junior high school graduate | 1.210 | 0.903–1.622 | 0.202 | |||
| Frequency of drinking habit | ||||||
| Never (including quit drinking) | 1 | |||||
| Rarely | 0.894 | 0.661–1.208 | 0.464 | |||
| 1 or 2 or 3 times a month | 0.920 | 0.730–1.161 | 0.484 | |||
| 1 or 2 times a week | 0.722 | 0.560–0.930 | 0.012* | |||
| 3 or 4 times a week | 0.748 | 0.572–0.977 | 0.033* | |||
| 5 or 6 times a week | 0.625 | 0.467–0.836 | 0.002* | |||
| Every day | 0.771 | 0.640–0.928 | 0.006* | |||
| Current smoker | ||||||
| No | 1 | |||||
| Yes | 0.944 | 0.725–1.229 | 0.667 | |||
| Exercise routine | ||||||
| Every day | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 3 or 4 times a week | 1.174 | 0.956–1.442 | 0.125 | 1.178 | 0.941–1.475 | 0.152 |
| 1 or 2 times a week | 1.416 | 1.147–1.746 | 0.001* | 1.436 | 1.141–1.808 | 0.002* |
| 1 or 2 or 3 times a month | 1.493 | 1.188–1.876 | 0.001* | 1.459 | 1.137–1.872 | 0.003* |
| Less than 1 time a month | 1.635 | 1.334–2.004 | 0.000* | 1.422 | 1.132–1.785 | 0.002* |
| Feeling of depression | ||||||
| Never | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Occasionally | 3.089 | 2.665–3.581 | < 0.001* | 2.949 | 2.517–3.455 | < 0.001* |
| Often | 8.758 | 6.800–11.280 | < 0.001* | 7.362 | 5.588–9.699 | < 0.001* |
| Always | 12.854 | 8.585–19.247 | < 0.001* | 13.238 | 8.530–20.544 | < 0.001* |
| Sleeping hours | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 2.587 | 2.045–3.272 | < 0.001* | 1.796 | 1.367–2.360 | < 0.001* |
| 6 | 1.334 | 1.145–1.555 | < 0.001* | 1.128 | 0.949–1.341 | 0.172 |
| 8 | 0.976 | 0.786–1.212 | 0.827 | 1.006 | 0.789–1.282 | 0.961 |
| 9 | 1.560 | 1.560–1.043 | 0.031* | 1.739 | 1.115–2.710 | 0.015* |
| ≥ 10 | 3.193 | 1.085–9.398 | 0.035* | 2.612 | 0.703–9.702 | 0.152 |
| Local community participation | ||||||
| More than one time a week | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Less than one time a week | 1.187 | 0.838–1.683 | 0.335 | 1.160 | 0.796–1.691 | 0.439 |
| Sometimes | 1.005 | 0.781–1.295 | 0.966 | 0.915 | 0.693–1.209 | 0.533 |
| Never or hardly ever | 1.608 | 1.257–2.058 | < 0.001* | 1.242 | 0.945–1.632 | 0.121 |
| History of cancer | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 1.549 | 1.289–1.863 | < 0.001* | 1.644 | 1.332–2.030 | < 0.001* |
| History of cardiovascular disease | ||||||
| No | 1 | |||||
| Yes | 1.149 | 1.004–1.315 | 0.044* | 1.161 | 0.992–1.359 | 0.063 |
| History of other disease | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 1.362 | 1.187–1.563 | < 0.001* | 1.433 | 1.223–1.681 | < 0.001* |
BMI body mass index, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
†Crude OR for “poor self-rated health (vs. “Excellent”/“Very good”/“Good”).
‡Adjusted OR for variables with p < 0.05 in the univariate analysis using backward stepwise method.
*Statistically significant (p < 0.05).