Table 3 Prevalence and odds rations (95% CI) for geriatric syndromes by measures of social position (n = 17,612)
From: Social position and geriatric syndromes among Swedish older people: a population-based study
Characteristics | Category | Geriatric syndromes a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | Odds ratio | 95% CI b | |||
Age (in years) | 65–69 | 3892 | 62.3 | 1.00 | ||
70–74 | 3549 | 69.2 | 1.37 | 1.27–1.49 | ||
75–79 | 2721 | 75.2 | 1.81 | 1.65–1.99 | ||
80–84 | 2171 | 83.0 | 2.89 | 2.58–3.24 | ||
Sex | Male | 5069 | 62.4 | 1.00 | ||
Female | 7264 | 76.5 | 1.93 | 1.80–2.06 | ||
Civil status | Married | 6817 | 66.5 | 1.00 | ||
Unmarried | 912 | 70.3 | 1.23 | 1.08–1.40 | ||
Divorced | 2343 | 72.7 | 1.26 | 1.15–1.38 | ||
Widowed | 2257 | 79.5 | 1.29 | 1.16–1.43 | ||
Country of origin | Sweden | 10,128 | 68.8 | 1.00 | ||
Other Nordic countries | 1002 | 74.7 | 1.26 | 1.11–1.44 | ||
Other European | 826 | 76.6 | 1.53 | 1.32–1.77 | ||
Rest of the world | 377 | 79.4 | 1.87 | 1.48–2.35 | ||
Highest level of education | University education | 3373 | 65.8 | 1.00 | ||
Upper secondary school | 4351 | 69.0 | 1.15 | 1.06–1.24 | ||
Primary school (≤ 9y) | 2885 | 71.6 | 1.22 | 1.11–1.33 | ||
Type of Housing | Own accommodation | 8620 | 67.2 | 1.00 | ||
Rented accommodation | 3209 | 76.4 | 1.43 | 1.32–1.55 | ||
Other | 374 | 83.9 | 2.24 | 1.73–2.91 | ||
Financial Stress - General | No | 11,104 | 68.7 | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 904 | 87.7 | 3.33 | 2.75–4.03 | ||