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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression results for living alone according to gender

From: Descriptors of living alone for elders: based on Turkey national data

 

Female

 
  

n

%

Crude OR

95% Cl

p

Adjusted OR

95% Cl

p

Age

70 and up

293

19.76

2.61

2.12

3.21

< 0.001

2.92

2.34

3.64

< 0.001

< 70 (ref)

157

8.62

1

       

Education

Primary

200

15.27

1.30

1.05

1.60

0.015

1.62

1.27

2.05

< 0.001

Secondary and high

48

14.41

1.21

0.87

1.71

0.263

2.81

1.86

4.26

< 0.001

No Education. Preschool (ref)

200

12.18

1.00

       

Wealth

Poor

299

16.17

2.20

1.67

2.89

< 0.001

3.16

2.29

4.36

< 0.001

Middle

82

13.67

1.80

1.29

2.53

0.001

2.01

1.40

2.88

< 0.001

Rich (ref)

69

8.07

1.00

   

1.00

   

Region

West

172

16.10

3.26

2.14

4.97

0.001

3.26

2.08

5.12

< 0.001

South

55

14.32

2.84

1.76

4.60

0.001

2.56

1.55

4.22

< 0.001

Central

92

13.55

2.66

1.70

4.16

0.001

3.11

1.946

4.966

< 0.001

North

104

15.14

3.03

1.95

4.71

0.001

3.12

1.98

4.92

< 0.001

East (ref)

27

5.56

1.00

       

House ownership

Not

142

40.68

2.02

1.62

2.52

< 0.001

2.13

1.69

2.68

< 0.001

Owned by a HH member (ref)

306

11.67

1.00

       
 

Male

 
  

n

%

Crude OR

95% Cl

p

Adjusted OR

95% Cl

p

Age

< 70 (ref)

61

3.55

1.00

       

70 and up

100

8..18

2..42

1..74

3.35

< 0.001

2.17

1.55

3.05

< 0.001

Wealth

Poor

107

6.61

1.88

1.23

2.87

0.004

1.90

1.22

2.96

0.005

Rich (ref)

28

3.63

1

       

Region

West

61

6.56

2.48

1.35

4.57

0.003

3.07

1.65

5.72

< 0.001

North

47

8.10

3.12

1.67

5.84

0.001

3.30

1.75

6.21

< 0.001

East (ref)

13

2,75

1

       

Working in a paid job

No

147

6.03

2.22

1,27

3.87

0.005

1.63

0.92

2.90

0.094

Yes

14

2.81

1