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Table 3 Predictors of social integration of older adults

From: Psychological and physical factors related to social integration of older adults in Ghana

Community variable

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

Place of residence

   

 Urban

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Rural

0.84[0.64,1.11]

0.79[0.60,1.07]

0.76[0.56,1.03]

Psycho-physical Factors

   

Emotional wellbeing

   

 Low

 

1.00

1.00

 High

 

0.97[0.75,1.27]

0.94[0.71,1.24]

Physical wellbeing

   

 Low

 

1.00

1.00

 High

 

2.30[1.73,3.05]**

1.90[1.41,2.57]**

Psychological wellbeing

   

 Low

 

1.00

1.00

 High

 

2.28[1.76,2.94]**

2.05[1.56,2.69]**

Spiritual wellbeing

   

 Low

 

1.00

1.00

 High

 

0.77[0.59,1.00]

0.79[0.60,1.04]

Confounding factors

   

Sex

   

 Male

  

1.00

 Female

  

1.45[1.13,1.84]*

Marital status

   

 Never married

  

1.00

 Married

  

2.35[1.52,3.64] **

 Separated/divorced

  

2.41[1.44,4.06] **

 Widowed

  

1.61[0.99,2.63]

Work status

   

 Not working

  

1.00

 Full time

  

2.25[1.59,3.20]**

 Part time

  

2.30[1.61,3.29]**

General Health

   

 Very bad

  

1.00

 Moderate

  

1.54[0.93,2.53]

 Very good

  

2.69[1.68,4.31]**

Variance of the random effects [SE]

   

 Community

0.40[0.04]**

0.39[0.04]**

0.51[0.05] **

% ∆ in random effect

-0.46

-0.57

+ 0.72

 Community

   

Deviance

2378.5

2377.0

2255.6

AIC

2391.2

2390.5

2291.6