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Table 3 Univariate analysis of self-rated health (dependent variable) and factors related to demographics, lifestyle, health conditions and medical diagnoses (independent variables) for selection to block-wise regression

From: Factors associated with self-rated health in a Norwegian population of older people participating in a preventive home visit program: a cross-sectional study

 

Univariate models

Block-wise full models

Selected

B (95%CI)

p-value

B (95%CI)

p-value

variables

Block 1: Demographics

 Age

−0.08 (− 0.23, 0.08)

0.317

− 0.07 (− 0.24, 0.10)

0.436

 

 Gender

−0.04 (− 0.27, 0.18)

0.696

− 0.06 (− 0.32, 0.20)

0.660

x

 Education

0.23 (− 0.03, 0.50)

0.078

0.25 (−,0.28, 0.53)

0.078

x

 Municipality

0.06 (− 0.06, 0.19)

0.306

0.05 (− 0.09, 0.18)

0.501

 

 Marital status

0.06 (−0.17, 0.29)

0.613

0.18 (−0.37, 0.73)

0.515

 

 Living alone

0.00 (−0.23, 0.23)

0.988

−0.21 (− 0.75, 0.32)

0.428

 

 Residential

0.35 (−0.37, 1.07)

0.340

0.23 (−0.60, 1.05)

0.585

 

 Improvements in house

0.12 (−0.15, 0.38)

0.393

0.06 (−0.22, 0.34)

0.669

 

Block 2: Lifestyle

 Social support

0.01 (−0.03, 0.06)

0.518

0.00 (− 0.04, 0.05)

0.898

x

 Exercise

0.03 (−0.05, 0.11)

0.505

0.01 (−0.08, 0.10)

0.814

 

 Smoking

0.25 (− 0.07, 0.59)

0.143

0.16 (−0.19, 0.50)

0.367

 

 Use alcohol

−0.26 (− 0.49, − 0.02)

0.034

−0.22 (− 0.47, 0.03)

0.090

x

 External activities

0.01 (−0.01, 0.03)

0.175

−0.02 (− 0.14, 0.10)

0.784

 

 Have mobile phone

0.56 (0.20, 0.91)

0.002

0.37 (−0.01, 0.75)

0.057

x

 Use Internet

0.46 (0.24, 0.68)

< 0.001

0.38 (0.13, 0.63)

0.003

x

 Have a hobby

0.49 (0.07, 0.91)

0.023

0.50 (0.04, 0.96)

0.035

x

 Participate in a club

−0.05 (− 0.14, 0.04)

0.308

−0.05 (− 0.14, 0.04)

0.304

 

Block 3: Health conditions

 Vision

0.15 (−0.01, 0.31)

0.692

0.19 (−0.08, 0.47)

0.167

 

 Hearing

0.22(−0.03, 0.46)

0.085

0.09 (− 0.10, 0.27)

0.354

x

 Sleep problems

0.47 (0.23, 0.72)

< 0.001

0.25 (−0.02, 0.51)

0.071

x

 Pain

0.49 (0.26, 0.72)

< 0.001

0.12 (−0.12, 0.36)

0.321

x

 Life orientation

0.40 (0.18, 0.63)

< 0.001

−0.03 (− 0.29, 0.22)

0.789

x

 Home care service

0.50 (0.21, 0.79)

< 0.001

0.24 (−0.07, 0.55)

0.130

x

 Limited by disease

0.46 (0.36, 0.56)

< 0.000

0.46 (0.33, 0.59)

< 0.001

x

Block 4: Medical diagnoses

 Stroke

0.11 (−0.33, 0.55)

0.625

−0.04 (− 0.48, 0.40)

0.854

 

 Heart failure

−0.34(− 0.76, 0.07)

0.105

0.31 (− 0.12, 0.73)

0.155

 

 COPD

−0.41 (−1.00, 0.18)

0.169

0.38 (−0.21, 0.98)

0.202

 

 Cancer

0.17 (−0.37, 0.27)

0.768

0.06 (−0.26, 0.38)

0.727

 

 Depression

−0.86 (− 1.72, 0. 01)

0.053

0.86 (− 0.06, 1.77)

0.067

x

 Anxiety

−0.51 (−1.52, 0.49)

0.315

0.12 (−0.95, 1.18)

0.830

 

 Osteoporosis

−0.11(− 0.53, 0.30)

0.590

0.09 (− 0.35, 0.52)

0.694

 

 Arthroses

−0.25 (− 0.58, 0.08)

0.134

0.22 (− 0.13, 0.56)

0.211

 
  1. 1Selected because of clinical relevance. 2p < 0.1