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Table 3 Association socio-demographic variables, lifestyle factors, somatic variables and psychological variables with low subjective well-being for women (N = 1822)

From: “In the mood for ageing”: determinants of subjective well-being in older men and women of the population-based KORA-Age study

Covariates

Model 1, OR (95% CI)

Model 2, OR (95% CI)

Model 3, OR (95% CI)

Model 4, OR (95% CI)

Age

1.03 (1.01-1.05)*

1.01 (0.99-1.03)

1.01 (0.99-1.03)

1.00 (0.98-1.03)

Low education

1.01 (0.73-1.38)

0.98 (0.71-1.35)

0.97 (0.70-1-34)

0.93 (0.65-1.32)

Low income

1.48 (1.17-1.87)*

1.40 (1.11-1.77)*

1.39 (1.10-1.76)*

1.34 (1.03-1.73)*

Living alone

1.32 (1.04-1.68)*

1.34 (1.05-1.71)*

1.34 (1.05-1.71)*

1.43 (1.10-1.87)*

Physical inactivity

-

2.21 (1.76-2.77)**

2.18 (1.73-2.74)**

1.94 (1.51-2.50)**

Multi-morbidity

-

-

2.41 (1.58-3.69)**

2.48 (1.56-3.93)*

Anxiety-yes

-

-

-

7.31 (5.14-10.39)**

Depression-yes

-

-

-

6.83 (2.49-18.75)*

Sleeping problems

-

-

-

2.03 (1.59-2.61)**

  1. Model 1 adjusted for socio-demographic variables (age, education, income and family status-living alone). Model 2 adjusted for socio-demographic variables and lifestyle factors (physical inactivity). Model 3 controlled for socio-demographic variables, lifestyle factors and somatic variables (multimorbidity). Model 4 (full model) adjusted for socio-demographic variables, lifestyle factors, somatic variables and psychological variables (depression, anxiety and sleeping problems)
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.0001