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Table 4 Association between healthy ageing group with determinants. SABE-Ecuador national base, 2010–2011

From: A multidimensional model of healthy ageing: proposal and evaluation of determinants based on a population survey in Ecuador

 

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Variable

Odds Ratio

95% IC

p-Value

Odds Ratio

95% IC

p-Value

Gender

 Man

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Woman

0.58

0.46–0.78

0.00**

0.69

0.48–0.93

0.01*

Age

 65–74 years

Reference

  

Reference

  

 75–84 years

0.78

0.58–1.05

0.09

0.88

0.59–1.30

0.53

 85 years or more

0.33

0.21–0.55

0.00**

0.24

0.14–0.42

0.00**

Area

 Urban

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Rural

0.71

0.54–0.95

0.02*

0.98

0.67–1.47

0.92

Ethnicity

 Mestizoa

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Indigenous

1.43

0.72–2.86

0.29

1.06

0.41–2.77

0.91

 Afro ecuadorian

1.02

0.48–2.16

0.95

1.28

0.47–3.51

0.63

 Mulatto

0.83

0.55–0.13

0.39

0.63

0.39–1.01

0.06

 White

0.42

0.27–0.67

0.00**

0.69

0.34–1.39

0.29

 Other

0.49

0.19–1.27

0.14

0.29

0.08–1.04

0.06

Level of education

 Primary

Reference

  

Reference

  

  None

0.57

0.19–1.72

0.32

0.49

0.14–1.65

0.25

 Literacy

0.28

0.11–0.76

0.01

0.28

0.10–0.78

0.02

 Kinder gander/ primary

0.65

0.06–7.10

0.72

0.66

0.06–6.71

0.73

 High school

2.61

1.57–4.31

0.00**

2.22

1.16–4.23

0.02*

 College / post graduate

7.11

2.16–23.39

0.00**

2.85

0.79–10.19

0.11

How do you consider your health

 Bad

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Excellent

28.49

3.62–224.03

0.00**

14.39

2.92–70.83

0.00**

 Very good

8.67

3.43–21.93

0.00**

7.62

1.64–35.44

0.01*

 Good

7.48

5.01–11.17

0.00**

6.61

3.76–11.63

0.00**

 Regular

3.02

2.18–4.19

0.00**

3.76

2.50–5.67

0.00**

Are you satisfied with your life

 Yes

Reference

  

Reference

  

 No

0.23

0.17–0.34

0.00**

0.3

0.18–0.49

0.00**

Income povertya

 No

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Si

0.44

0.34–0.56

0.00**

0.61

0.42–0.89

0.01*

  1. aIncome poverty = income less than USD 1.90 per day
  2. *Value p significant < 0.05; **Value p significantt < 0.01