Table 3.
Partial proportional odds model estimation of cognition score of older adults aged 45 and above, India, LASI Wave 1, 2017–2018.
| Background characteristics | Low vs medium and high | Low and medium vs high | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | p-value | 95% CI | AOR | p-value | 95% CI | |
| BMI status | ||||||
| Normal | ||||||
| Underweight | − 0.38 | < 0.01 | − 0.44 : 0.32 | − 0.38 | < 0.01 | − 0.44 : 0.32 |
| Overweight | 0.37 | < 0.01 | 0.27 : 0.47 | 0.20 | < 0.01 | 0.14 : 0.27 |
| Obese | 0.29 | < 0.01 | 0.21 : 0.37 | 0.29 | < 0.01 | 0.21 : 0.37 |
| Substance use | ||||||
| No tobacco, no alcohol | ||||||
| Tobacco only | − 0.08 | 0.013 | − 0.14: 0.03 | − 0.08 | < 0.01 | − 0.14 : 0.03 |
| Alcohol only | − 0.13 | 0.011 | − 0.23 : 0.03 | − 0.13 | 0.01 | − 0.23 : 0.03 |
| Both | − 0.18 | < 0.01 | − 0.25 : 0.11 | − 0.18 | < 0.01 | − 0.25 : 0.11 |
| Age | ||||||
| 45–59 | ||||||
| 60 + | − 0.85 | < 0.01 | − 0.92 : 0.78 | − 0.51 | < 0.01 | − 0.56 : 0.45 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Rural | ||||||
| Urban | 0.44 | < 0.01 | 0.39 : 0.49 | 0.44 | < 0.01 | 0.39 : 0.49 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| Female | − 0.67 | < 0.01 | − 0.75 : 0.59 | − 0.44 | < 0.01 | − 0.50 : 0.38 |
| Living arrangement | ||||||
| Living alone | ||||||
| Living with spouse and other | − 0.13 | 0.218 | − 0.34 : 0.08 | − 0.13 | 0.22 | − 0.34 : 0.08 |
| Living with spouse and children | 0.01 | 0.941 | − 0.19 : 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.94 | − 0.19 : 0.21 |
| Living with children and other | 0.07 | 0.241 | − 0.05 : 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.24 | − 0.05 : 0.19 |
| Living with other | − 0.15 | 0.051 | − 0.29 : 0.00 | − 0.15 | 0.05 | − 0.29 : 0.00 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Currently married | ||||||
| Widowed | − 0.59 | < 0.01 | − 0.78 : 0.40 | − 0.32 | < 0.01 | − 0.52 : 0.13 |
| Other | − 0.46 | < 0.01 | − 0.71 : 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.18 | − 0.07 : 0.38 |
| Caste | ||||||
| Scheduled caste | ||||||
| Scheduled tribe | − 0.58 | < 0.01 | − 0.67 : 0.48 | − 0.43 | < 0.01 | − 0.53 : 0.33 |
| Other backward class | 0.16 | < 0.01 | 0.10 : 0.22 | 0.16 | < 0.01 | 0.10 : 0.22 |
| None | 0.13 | 0.009 | 0.03 : 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.80 | − 0.07 : 0.09 |
| Education | ||||||
| No education | ||||||
| Upto primary | 1.32 | < 0.01 | 1.25 : 1.39 | 1.32 | < 0.01 | 1.25 : 1.39 |
| Secondary | 2.76 | < 0.01 | 2.51 : 3.01 | 2.19 | < 0.01 | 2.11 : 2.26 |
| Higher and above | 3.49 | < 0.01 | 2.92 : 4.06 | 2.88 | < 0.01 | 2.79 : 2.97 |
| MPCE | ||||||
| Poorest | ||||||
| Poor | 0.13 | 0.002 | 0.05 : 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.52 | − 0.06 : 0.11 |
| Middle | 0.20 | < 0.01 | 0.13 : 0.27 | 0.20 | < 0.01 | 0.13 : 0.27 |
| Rich | 0.35 | < 0.01 | 0.25 : 0.44 | 0.23 | < 0.01 | 0.15 : 0.31 |
| Richest | 0.40 | < 0.01 | 0.32 : 0.47 | 0.40 | < 0.01 | 0.32 : 0.47 |
| Region | ||||||
| North | ||||||
| East | 0.01 | 0.865 | − 0.09 : 0.10 | 0.19 | < 0.01 | 0.10 : 0.27 |
| North-east | 0.00 | 0.973 | − 0.12 : 0.12 | 0.44 | < 0.01 | 0.34 : 0.54 |
| South | 0.23 | < 0.01 | 0.13 : 0.33 | 0.53 | < 0.01 | 0.45 : 0.61 |
| Central | 0.04 | 0.619 | − 0.10 : 0.18 | 0.37 | < 0.01 | 0.25 : 0.49 |
| West | − 0.39 | < 0.01 | − 0.49 : 0.28 | − 0.12 | 0.01 | − 0.21 : 0.03 |