Table 2 Regression results of life course socioeconomic status, health and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in India (N = 73,396), LASI Wave 1
Background characteristics | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Age groups (Years) | ||
< 50 | Reference | Reference |
50–59 | 1.23***(1.09, 1.37) | 1.14**(1.02, 1.27) |
60–69 | 1.32***(1.20, 1.45) | 1.15***(1.04, 1.28) |
70–79 | 1.48***(1.32, 1.65) | 1.17**(1.02, 1.35) |
80+ | 1.73***(1.49, 2.01) | 1.27***(1.06, 1.53) |
Sex | ||
Male | Reference | Reference |
Female | 1.19***(1.10, 1.28) | 1.05(0.96, 1.15) |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | Reference | Reference |
Otherwise | 1.60***(1.47, 1.75) | 1.33***(1.21,1.46) |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | Reference | Reference |
Urban | 0.88**(0.79, 0.98) | 0.91**(0.83,0.99) |
Caste | ||
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | Reference | Reference |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 1.33***(1.18, 1.50) | 1.07(0.94,1.23) |
Other backward class (OBC) | 1.11*(0.99, 1.25) | 0.93(0.82,1.06) |
None of above | 1.00 (0.89, 1.12) | 0.94(0.81,1.08) |
Education | ||
No schooling | Reference | Reference |
Primary or less | 0.74***(0.69, 0.79) | 0.88**(0.80,0.96) |
Secondary and above | 0.55***(0.47, 0.64) | 0.67***(0.55, 0.82) |
Income quintile | ||
Poorest | Reference | Reference |
Poorer | 0.85***(0.78, 0.94) | 0.88**(0.79, 0.98) |
Middle | 0.78***(0.71, 0.86) | 0.88**(0.79, 0.97) |
Richer | 0.71***(0.64, 0.78) | 0.81***(0.73, 0.90) |
Richest | 0.57***(0.50, 0.65) | 0.68***(0.59, 0.77) |
Mother education | ||
No schooling | Reference | Reference |
Primary | 0.71***(0.62, 0.80) | 0.99(0.83, 1.17) |
Middle (secondary) or above | 0.46***(0.30, 0.70) | 0.76(0.46, 1.24) |
Fathers’ education | ||
No schooling | Reference | Reference |
Primary | 0.74***(0.69, 0.79) | 0.98(0.88, 1.10) |
Middle (secondary) or above | 0.55***(0.48, 0.63) | 0.89(0.73, 1.09) |
Childhood SES | ||
Pretty well off | Reference | Reference |
Average | 1.20**(1.03, 1.39) | 1.28***(1.08, 1.51) |
Poor | 1.32***(1.14, 1.52) | 1.31***(1.11, 1.55) |
Ever bedridden for a month | ||
No | Reference | Reference |
Yes | 1.17*(0.97, 1.40) | 1.16**(1.01, 1.34) |
Childhood Health | ||
Good | Reference | Reference |
Average | 1.49***(1.27, 1.74) | 1.15*(0.99, 1.32) |
Poor | 1.90***(1.49, 2.43) | 1.56***(1.19, 2.04) |
Multimorbidity | ||
No disease | Reference | Reference |
1 disease (single) | 1.20***(1.11, 1.30) | 1.25***(1.16, 1.36) |
2 diseases (double) | 1.51***(1.32, 1.74) | 1.60***(1.39, 1.85) |
3 + diseases (multi) | 1.62***(1.33, 1.99) | 1.82***(1.50,2.20) |
Pseudo R2 | 0.0569 |