From: Trajectories of Life Satisfaction and their Predictors among Korean Older Adults
Variables | Low-stable (n = 282) OR (95% CI) | Middle-stable (n = 1146) OR (95% CI) | Improving (n = 75) OR (95% CI) | Upper middle-stable (n = 1653) OR (95% CI) |
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Sex | ||||
Female vs Male | 2.10 (1.53–2.89) | 2.37 (1.87–3.02) | 1.65 (0.99–2.73) | 1.60 (1.28–2.02) |
Age | ||||
70–74 vs 65–69 | 1.52 (1.04–2.23) | 1.25 (0.94–1.65) | 0.60 (0.32–1.18) | 1.07 (0.82–1.40) |
75–79 vs 65–69 | 3.49 (2.17–5.62) | 2.32 (1.57–3.42) | 0.97 (0.44–2.15) | 1.79 (1.22–2.62) |
≥80 vs 65–69 | 2.50 (1.50–4.16) | 1.98 (1.33–2.96) | 0.46 (0.15–1.34) | 1.35 (0.91–2.00) |
Spouse | ||||
No vs Yes | 3.43 (2.45–4.80) | 2.78 (2.13–3.63) | 1.10 (0.65–2.02) | 1.73 (1.33–2.24) |
Education | ||||
Grade 1–6 vs None | 0.47 (0.31–0.70) | 0.49 (0.35–0.69) | 1.02 (0.60–2.04) | 0.70 (0.50–0.97) |
Grade > 6 vs None | 0.15 (0.10–0.23) | 0.17 (0.12–0.23) | 0.26 (0.23–0.52) | 0.31 (0.23–0.43) |
Residential area | ||||
Rural vs Urban | 0.65 (0.48–0.89) | 0.92 (0.72–1.17) | 1.73 (1.01–2.97) | 1.07 (0.85–1.34) |
Housing type | ||||
Apartment vs Detached | 0.15 (0.09–0.24) | 0.24 (0.16–0.36) | 0.42 (0.20–0.90) | 0.48 (0.32–0.72) |
Others vs Detached | 0.29 (0.18–0.47) | 0.50 (0.33–0.76) | 0.63 (0.29–1.35) | 0.69 (0.46–1.05) |
Household composition | ||||
Couple vs Single | 0.30 (0.20–0.44) | 0.56 (0.43–0.72) | 0.63 (0.36–1.08) | 0.71 (0.55–0.90) |
Others vs Single | 2.41 (1.45–3.98) | 2.36 (1.52–3.65) | 0.61 (0.20–1.84) | 1.45 (0.94–2.25) |
Physical health | ||||
Fair vs Poor | 0.05 (0.03–0.09) | 0.12 (0.08–0.17) | 0.11 (0.05–0.24) | 0.34 (0.25–0.47) |
Good vs Poor | 0.01 (0.01–0.03) | 0.03 (0.02–0.04) | 0.02 (0.01–0.06) | 0.15 (0.11–0.20) |
Mental health | ||||
Fair vs Poor | 0.13 (0.08–0.22) | 0.25 (0.16–0.39) | 0.21 (0.11–0.41) | 0.55 (0.36–0.85) |
Good vs Poor | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) | 0.03 (0.02–0.05) | 0.01 (0.01–0.04) | 0.15 (0.10–0.23) |
Private health insurance | ||||
Yes vs No | 0.12 (0.05–0.31) | 0.27 (0.18–0.42) | 0.38 (0.13–1.08) | 0.49 (0.35–0.71) |
Financial stress index | ||||
(−100% - 0) vs (≥0%) | 2.45 (1.66–3.62) | 1.97 (1.48–2.64) | 1.94 (1.09–3.46) | 1.45 (1.10–1.92) |
(< −100%) vs (≥0%) | 8.36 (4.30–16.30) | 4.15 (2.29–7.55) | 2.38 (0.79–7.15) | 2.58 (1.43–4.67) |