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Table 3 Factors associated with poor self-perceived health in older people. Multivariate logistic regression model results

From: Self-perceived health in functionally independent older people: associated factors

Variables

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Age

0.96 (0.93–0.99)

0.037

Sex

  

 Women

1.00

0.979

 Men

0.99 (0.62–1.58)

Number of drugs taken daily

 

<0.0001

 0–2

1.00

  ≥3

5.76 (3.60–9.18)

Sensory impairment

  

 0

1.00

0.019

  ≥1

1.87 (1.15–3.04)

Sleep quality

  

 Good

1.00

0.045

 Bad

1.82 (1.02–3.28)

Nutrition pattern (STARU)

  

 Good

1.00

0.032

 Bad

2.37 (1.08–5.21)

Cognitively stimulating activities

  

 Yes

1.00

0.003

 No

4.08 (1.64–10.20)

Group social activities

  

 Yes

1.00

<0.0001

 No

2.62 (1.63–4.23)

  1. STARU screening tool for assessing risk of undernutrition, OR odds ratio, 95 % IC 95 % confidence interval; OR >1 indicate higher odds of poor SPH; OR <1 indicate lower odds of poor SPH; Estimates are based on n = 632 participants due to missing values; Model diagnostics AUC = 0.810; Hosmer-Lemeshow-p-value = 0.152; R-square = 0.169; Max-Rescaled 0.318