Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis of the elderly with severe illness
| Variable | Full sample | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | ||||
| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Gender(reference: Male) | ||||||
| Female | 1.13 | (0.73,1.75) | - | - | - | - |
| Age group (reference: 60–69 years-old) | ||||||
| 70–79 | 0.72 | (0.47,1.09) | 1.14 | (0.55,2.37) | 0.56** | (0.33,0.96) |
| 80 and above | 1.15 | (0.57,2.33) | 1.04 | (0.32,3.32) | 1.35 | (0.49,3.69) |
| Marital status (reference: single) | ||||||
| Married with a spouse | 0.80 | (0.18,3.48) | 0.17 | (0.01,2.99) | 1.86 | (0.28,12.35) |
| Divorce/widow | 0.87 | (0.19,4.03) | 0.39 | (0.02,9.20) | 1.57 | (0.23,10.64) |
| Cohabitation status (reference: living alone) | ||||||
| Couple living together | 0.83 | (0.34,2.04) | 5.25* | (0.77,35.76) | 0.51 | (0.17,1.53) |
| Live with relatives | 0.61 | (0.17,2.23) | 1.03 | (0.07,14.13) | 0.42 | (0.08,2.08) |
| Live with children | 0.75 | (0.33,1.72) | 4.06 | (0.63,25.99) | 0.48 | (0.18,1.26) |
| Live with three generations | 1.56 | (0.56,4.31) | 18.48** | (1.94,175.73) | 0.85 | (0.26,2.83) |
| Education level (reference: elementary school and below) | ||||||
| Junior high school | 1.34 | (0.79,2.29) | 2.53* | (0.90,7.14) | 1.15 | (0.58,2.27) |
| Secondary school | 1.23 | (0.66,2.28) | 1.45 | (0.46,4.57) | 1.30 | (0.58,2.91) |
| College and above | 1.16 | (0.55,2.44) | 0.84 | (0.25,2.81) | 1.99 | (0.65,6.06) |
| Occupation before retirement (reference: unemployed) | ||||||
| Governmental institutions | 1.04 | (0.47,2.27) | 1.47 | (0.35,6.08) | 0.82 | (0.28,2.38) |
| Collective enterprises | 0.81 | (0.48,1.38) | 0.5 | (0.17,1.49) | 0.84 | (0.44,1.59) |
| Private and others | 0.91 | (0.44,1.87) | 1.15 | (0.34,3.89) | 0.67 | (0.24,1.84) |
| Monthly income (reference: less than 2,000 yuan) | ||||||
| 2000–3999 | 1.30 | (0.63,2.67) | 1.67 | (0.44,6.27) | 1.08 | (0.42,2.77) |
| 4000–5999 | 1.53 | (0.67,3.49) | 2.72 | (0.70,10.56) | 1.05 | (0.32,3.47) |
| 6000 and above | 2.34 | (0.77,7.14) | 10.5** | (1.52,72.69) | 0.54 | (0.11,2.67) |
| Physical condition (reference: unhealthy) | ||||||
| Moderately healthy | 0.52** | (0.27,1.00) | 0.33* | (0.09,1.20) | 0.54 | (0.25,1.19) |
| Healthy | 0.51** | (0.26,0.99) | 0.34 | (0.09,1.29) | 0.52 | (0.23,1.17) |
| Chronic disease (reference: none) | ||||||
| One | 1.10 | (0.71,1.69) | 1.75 | (0.80,3.86) | 0.97 | (0.55,1.71) |
| Two | 1.38 | (0.80,2.39) | 1.03 | (0.37,2.86) | 1.69 | (0.84,3.40) |
| Three or more | 1.13 | (0.54,2.35) | 1.85 | (0.48,7.11) | 1.17 | (0.46,3.02) |
| Basic medical insurance (reference: not participated) | ||||||
| Participated | 0.74 | (0.32,1.70) | 0.58 | (0.12,2.71) | 0.87 | (0.31,2.46) |
| Place of residence (reference: rural) | ||||||
| urban | 1.10 | (0.54,2.24) | 0.76 | (0.20,2.89) | 1.59 | (0.62,4.08) |
| Household registration (reference: non-Shanghai hukou) | ||||||
| Shanghai hukou | 0.69 | (0.25,1.87) | 2.24 | (0.51,9.73) | 0.15* | (0.02,1.25) |
| Constant | 5.81 | (0.68,49.42) | 1.06 | (0.02,68.58) | 20.62* | (0.95,446.95) |
| R2 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.05 | |||
| N | 611 | 215 | 396 | |||
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01