Skip to main content

Table 3 Logistic regression estimates of poor-SRH for older adults by their background characteristics in India, LASI (2017–2018)

From: Migration status, physical limitations and associated self-rated health: a study of older Indian adults

 

UOR

(95% CI)

AOR

(95% CI)

Background Characteristics

(Chi-square, p-value)

(Chi-square, p-value)

Migration Status

    

Non-migrant

Ref

 

Ref

 

Migrant (10 years or more)

1.20 (< 0.001)

1.14, 1.27

1.08 (0.02)

1.01, 1.15

Migrant (less than 10 years)

1.43 (< 0.001)

1.25, 1.65

1.25 (< 0.001)

1.10, 1.50

Mobility Impairment

    

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

4.39 (< 0.001)

4.04, 4.78

2.65 (< 0.001)

2.42, 2.89

ADL difficulty

    

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

3.13 (< 0.001)

2.95, 3.32

2.04 (< 0.001)

1.91, 2.18

IADL difficulty

Ref

   

No

2.72 (< 0.001)

2.58, 2.87

Ref

 

Yes

  

1.92(< 0.001)

1.81, 2.04

Age

    

Young-old (60–69)

  

Ref

 

Old-old (70–79)

  

1.27 (< 0.001)

1.18, 1.35

Oldest-old (80+)

  

1.76 (< 0.001)

1.60, 1.94

Sex

    

Male

  

Ref

 

Female

  

0.82 (< 0.001)

0.77, 0.88

Education

    

Higher

  

Ref

 

No education/Primary

  

1.71 (< 0.001)

1.49, 1.94

Secondary

  

1.49 (< 0.001)

1.30, 1.70

Marital Status

    

Married

  

Ref

 

Widowed

  

1.11 (0.55)

0.78, 1.56

Others

  

1.82 (0.01)

1.24, 2.63

Living arrangement

    

Living alone

  

Ref

 

Living with spouse

  

0.78 (0.18)

0.78, 1.56

Living with others

  

0.71 (< 0.001)

0.62, 0.80

Working Status

    

Working

  

Ref

 

Not working

  

1.47 (< 0.001)

1.36, 1.60

Social Participation

    

Yes

  

Ref

 

No

  

1.11 (0.09)

0.98, 1.26

Physical Activity

    

Rigorous

  

Ref

 

Moderate

  

1.19 (0.01)

1.06, 1.35

Never

  

1.88 (< 0.001)

1.70, 2.07

Yoga meditation

    

Daily

  

Ref

 

Often

  

1.02 (0.81)

0.85, 1.22

never

  

1.48 (< 0.001)

1.34, 1.64

Multi Morbidity

    

No

  

Ref

 

Yes

  

2.56 (< 0.001)

2.40, 2.73

Sleep Problem

    

No

  

Ref

 

Yes

  

1.62 (< 0.001)

1.53, 1.71

Pain

    

No

  

Ref

 

Yes

  

2.16 (< 0.001)

2.04, 2.29

MPCE Quintile

    

Highest

  

Ref

 

Lowest

  

1.10 (0.04)

0.99, 1.21

Lower

  

1.03 (0.49)

0.92, 1.36

Middle

  

0.90 (0.03)

0.82, 0.99

Higher

  

1.06 (0.30)

0.96, 1.16

Religion

    

Hindu

  

Ref

 

Muslim

  

0.99 (0.88)

0.91, 1.09

Others

  

0.81 (< 0.001)

0.74, 0.89

Caste

    

Others

  

Ref

 

SC/ST

  

1.04 (0.39)

0.96, 1.12

Other backward class

  

1.28 (< 0.001)

1.19, 1.37

Residence

    

Urban

  

Ref

 

Rural

  

1.18 (< 0.001)

1.10, 1.26

Pseudo R2

  

0.1305

 

Chi-square, p-value

  

< 0.001

 
  1. Ref: Reference, UOR: Unadjusted Odds ratio, AOR: Odds ratio adjusted for all the selected covariates; CI: Confidence Interval,SC/ST: Schedule caste/ Schedule tribe, OBC: Other backward class, MPCE: Monthly per capita consumption expenditure