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Table 6 Multivariable Logistic Regression Analyses. Estimation of odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (C.I)

From: Trajectories of Life Satisfaction and their Predictors among Korean Older Adults

Variables

Low-stablea (n= 282)

OR (95% CI)

Middle-stablea (n= 1146)

OR (95% CI)

Improvinga (n= 75)

OR (95% CI)

Low-stableb (n= 282)

OR (95% CI)

Sex

    

 Female vs Male

-

-

-

-

Age

    

 70–74 vs 65–69

1.45 (0.97–2.17)

-

0.57 (0.32–1.03)

2.67 (1.34–5.35)

 75–79 vs 65–69

1.94 (1.25–3.02)

-

0.49 (0.24–1.03)

3.07 (1.34–7.03)

 ≥80 vs 65–69

1.47 (0.87–2.47)

-

0.31 (0.11–0.87)

4.88 (1.57–15.2)

Spouse

 No vs Yes

-

-

-

2.27 (1.24–4.15)

Education

 Grade 1–6 vs None

-

-

-

-

 Grade > 6 vs None

    

Residential area

 Rural vs Urban

0.47 (0.33–0.66)

0.75 (0.62–0.91)

-

0.35 (0.19–0.64)

Housing type

 Apartment vs Detached

0. 47 (0.30–0.75)

0.84 (0.68–1.06)

-

0.40 (0.20–0.79)

 Others vs Detached

1.50 (0.95–2.38)

1.63 (1.24–2.15)

 

2.52 (0.84–7.60)

Household composition

 Couple vs Single

0.41 (0.27–0.62)

0.51 (0.39–0.65)

-

-

 Others vs Single

0.52 (0.34–0.79)

0.72 (0.56–0.93)

  

Physical health

 Fair vs Poor

0.21 (0.11–0.40)

0.42 (0.32–0.55)

-

-

 Good vs Poor

0.28 (0.13–0.62)

0.36 (0.26–0.51)

  

Mental health

 Fair vs Poor

0.32 (0.22–0.47)

0.59 (0.47–0.73)

0.38 (0.23–0.63)

-

 Good vs Poor

0.12 (0.06–0.21)

0.30 (0.23–0.40)

0.08 (0.03–0.22)

 

Private health insurance

    

 Yes vs No

-

-

-

-

Financial stress index

 (−100% - 0) vs (≥0%)

1.45 (1.01–2.08)

1.26 (1.03–1.53)

-

-

 (< −100%) vs (≥0%)

3.11 (1.94–4.98)

1.55 (1.15–2.09)

  
  1. aUpper middle-stable life satisfaction as reference trajectory group
  2. bImproving life satisfaction as reference trajectory group