Table 2 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) of reported poor health status in Thai elderly people, by selected variables
| Â | Â | Odds Ratio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
Age group | 60-69 years (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | 70-79 years | 1.46*** | 1.42*** | 1.20*** | 1.22*** |
| Â | 80 years or + | 2.02*** | 2.06*** | 1.26*** | 1.30*** |
Sex | Male (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Female | 1.18*** | 1.09** | 1.01 | 0.99 |
Place of residence | Rural (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Urban | 1.02 | 1.09** | 1.09** | 1.04 |
Level of education | Higher than secondary (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Secondary level | 1.66*** | 1.59*** | 1.48*** | 1.47*** |
| Â | Primary/elementary level | 2.33*** | 2.35*** | 2.12*** | 2.01*** |
| Â | No schooling | 2.47*** | 2.54*** | 2.13*** | 2.02*** |
Marital status | Married (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Separated/divorced | 1.22* | 1.22* | 1.16 | 1.09 |
| Â | Widowed | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.92** |
| Â | Single | 1.23** | 1.28*** | 1.24** | 1.24** |
Working status during the past 7 days | Work (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Do not work | 1.80*** | 1.61*** | 1.36*** | 1.36*** |
Average total income per year | 100,000 Baht or more (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | 30,000-99,999 Baht | 1.17*** | 1.22*** | 1.23*** | 1.17*** |
| Â | 10,000-29,999 Baht | 1.38*** | 1.47*** | 1.45*** | 1.34*** |
| Â | Less than 10,000 Baht | 1.78*** | 1.93*** | 1.80*** | 1.62*** |
Living arrangement | Living with children (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Spouse | .97 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| Â | Alone | .86** | 0.88* | 0.90* | 0.88* |
| Â | Other | .94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.94 |
Number of chronic diseases | No disease (ref.) | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | 1 disease | - | 2.00*** | 1.89*** | 1.83*** |
| Â | 2 diseases | - | 2.93*** | 2.57*** | 2.43*** |
| Â | 3 or more diseases | - | 5.51*** | 4.03*** | 3.71*** |
Functional Status | Able to do all ADLs (ref.) | - | - | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Difficulty in 1 and 2 ADLs | - | - | 1.79*** | 1.71*** |
| Â | Difficulty in 3 or more ADLs | - | - | 3.71*** | 3.32*** |
Psychosocial symptoms | No symptom (ref.) | - | - | - | 1.00 |
| Â | 1-2 symptoms | - | - | - | 1.57*** |
| Â | 3-4 symptoms | - | - | - | 2.19*** |
| Â | 5 or more symptoms | - | - | - | 2.68*** |
Intercept | .23*** | .17*** | .19*** | 0.14*** | |
-2 Log likelihood | 39265.5 | 37940.6 | 36815.4 | 35995.5 | |
Cox & Snell R Square | 0.077 | 0.116 | 0.148 | 0.171 | |