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Table 5 Multivariate linear regression for health behaviour

From: Health behaviour and its determinants in elderly patients with chronic diseases: evidence from Jiangsu Province, China

Dependent variable

(score)

Independent variable

(score)

Group

Reference group

b (95% CI)

S.E

t value

Pvalue

Panel A

  Health behaviour

Income

Middle

Lower-middle

3.83 (1.39, 7.21)

1.72

2.21

0.028

Upper-middle

 

4.43 (1.42, 8.64)

2.12

2.18

0.031

Age

80 and above

60–80

-3.57 (-5.48, -1.65)

0.96

-3.69

 < 0.001

Marriage

Single/divorced/widowed

Married

-4.41 (-6.44, -2.73)

0.94

-4.76

 < 0.001

Education

High school

Junior secondary school and below

4.12 (1.73, 6.53)

1.26

3.35

 < 0.001

Bachelor’s degree and above

 

3.37 (1.51, 6.47)

1.31

2.71

0.009

  Nutrition

Age

80 and above

60–80

-0.51 (-0.82, -0.13)

0.17

-2.57

0.013

Education

High school

Junior secondary school and below

0.64 (0.19, 1.13)

0.23

2.89

0.007

Bachelor’s degree and above

 

1.24 (0.62, 1, 94)

0.32

4.55

 < 0.001

Panel B

  Tobacco and alcohol use

Sex

Female

Male

0.33 (0.13, 0.87)

0.27

3.17

0.001

Education

High school

Junior secondary school and below

1.53 (0.59, 2.57)

0.49

3.31

 < 0.001

Bachelor’s degree and above

 

1.91 (2.12, 3.25)

0.62

3.26

 < 0.001

  Physical activity

Age

80 and above

60–80

-1.32 (-1.94, -0.67)

0.33

-3.91

 < 0.001

Marriage

Single/divorced/widowed

Married

-1.13 (-1.67, -0.35)

0.38

-2.96

0.002

  Stress management

Age

80 and above

60–80

-0.53 (-0.86, -0.17)

0.21

-2.88

0.007

Income

Middle

Lower-middle

1.03 (0.44, 1.68)

0.32

3.75

 < 0.001

Upper-middle

 

0.86 (0.30, 1.72)

0.37

3.49

 < 0.001

  Health responsibility

Income

Middle

Lower-middle

1.31 (0.20, 2.36)

0.52

2.46

0.018

Upper-middle

 

1.87 (0.74, 3.11)

0.71

2.94

0.003

Education

High school

Junior secondary school and below

1.65 (0.67, 2.54)

0.48

3.41

 < 0.001

Bachelor’s degree and above

 

1.43 (0.51, 2.39)

0.46

3.34

 < 0.001

Panel C

  Spiritual growth

Income

Middle

Lower-middle

1.23 (0.26, 2.12)

0.50

2.32

0.024

Upper-middle

 

1.75 (0.57, 3.07)

0.67

3.28

 < 0.001

Age

80 and above

60–80

-0.59 (-1.01, -0.07)

0.21

-2.56

0.013

Marriage

Single/divorced/widowed

Married

-1.05 (-1.65, -0.23)

0.33

-2.73

0.009

Education

High school

Junior secondary school and below

0.97 (0.38, 1.61)

0.30

3.18

0.001

Bachelor’s degree and above

 

1.29 (0.87, 2.36)

0.34

3.98

 < 0.001

  1. Only statistically significant (P < 0.05) independent variables are listed in Table 5