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Table 4 Logistic Regression estimates for low ADL, low IADL and Low cognitive ability among older adults (aged 60 years and above), sex-stratified

From: Feeling about living arrangements and associated health outcomes among older adults in India: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Low ADL

Low IADL

Low cognitive ability

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Feeling about present living arrangement

 Satisfactory

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Non satisfactory

1.77*(1.20,2.62)

1.59*(1.17,2.18)

1.32*(1.03,1.69)

1.57*(1.24,1.98)

1.26(0.98,1.61)

1.44*(1.13,1.82)

Living arrangement

 Alone

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 With spouse

3.74(0.84,16.59)

1.32(0.64,2.73)

3.51*(2.13,5.76)

2.14*(1.51,3.02)

0.75(0.47,1.21)

0.93(0.67,1.28)

 With children

5.16*(1.2,22.18)

2.72*(1.63,4.51)

4.70*(2.91,7.59)

4.49*(3.43,5.87)

0.84(0.53,1.31)

1.20(0.93,1.54)

 Others

5.18*(1.13,23.76)

2.87*(1.59,5.18)

4.11*(2.41,6.99)

3.90*(2.78,5.48)

0.89(0.54,1.48)

1.35(0.97,1.88)

Age (in years)

 60–69

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 70–79

1.83*(1.21,2.76)

1.93*(1.40,2.67)

1.37*(1.13,1.67)

2.16*(1.77,2.64)

1.33*(1.09,1.61)

1.51*(1.24,1.85)

 80+

4.21*(2.65,6.69)

4.50*(3.04,6.66)

3.73*(2.63,5.30)

4.90*(3.44,6.96)

2.26*(1.64,3.12)

1.63*(1.18,2.24)

Educational status (in years)

No schooling

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Below 5 years

1.35(0.86,2.12)

0.72(0.48,1.1)

0.66*(0.53,0.83)

0.53*(0.43,0.66)

0.84(0.67,1.06)

0.65*(0.52,0.81)

 6 to 10 Years

1.39(0.83,2.35)

0.96(0.55,1.66)

0.48*(0.38,0.61)

0.26*(0.2,0.35)

0.4*(0.32,0.51)

0.40*(0.31,0.51)

 11+ years

1.30(0.50,3.37)

1.00(0.41,2.42)

0.20*(0.14,0.30)

0.19*(0.11,0.31)

0.25*(0.18,0.36)

0.20*(0.12,0.31)

Working status

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

0.29*(0.15,0.53)

0.14*(0.03,0.64)

0.46*(0.38,0.55)

0.49*(0.37,0.65)

0.77*(0.64,0.92)

1.05(0.81,1.37)

Marital status

 Not in union

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Currently in union

1.09(0.70,1.69)

1.26(0.88,1.81)

0.89(0.70,1.14)

0.82(0.67,1.01)

0.87(0.68,1.11)

0.97(0.81,1.18)

Religion

 Hindu

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Muslim

1.61(0.85,3.02)

1.65*(1.05,2.57)

1.22(0.86,1.75)

1.65*(1.19,2.28)

0.99(0.70,1.40)

0.87(0.61,1.23)

 Sikh

1.64(0.67,4.05)

0.97(0.48,1.95)

1.12(0.74,1.69)

0.94(0.63,1.42)

1.02(0.68,1.54)

1.03(0.70,1.50)

 Others

0.84(0.30,2.35)

0.80(0.45,1.43)

0.5*(0.32,0.79)

1.03(0.67,1.57)

1.24(0.83,1.85)

1.53*(1.04,2.24)

Caste

 Scheduled Caste

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Scheduled Tribe

0.87(0.38,2.00)

0.85(0.38,1.86)

1.21(0.79,1.86)

0.74(0.49,1.11)

1.49(0.98,2.27)

1.09(0.72,1.66)

 Other Backward Class

1.22(0.75,1.98)

0.88(0.58,1.35)

1.16(0.90,1.49)

0.89(0.68,1.16)

0.90(0.70,1.16)

1.23(0.95,1.59)

 Others

0.66(0.40,1.09)

1.15(0.78,1.70)

1.13(0.89,1.44)

0.90(0.71,1.16)

0.85(0.67,1.08)

1.01(0.79,1.30)

Place of residence

 Rural

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Urban

0.85(0.58,1.26)

1.17(0.87,1.57)

1.17(0.97,1.40)

0.83*(0.69,0.99)

1.06(0.88,1.27)

0.96(0.81,1.13)

Wealth status

 Poorest

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Poorer

0.85(0.49,1.5)

1.14(0.73,1.76)

0.73*(0.56,0.96)

1.04(0.79,1.37)

0.93(0.71,1.21)

1.1(0.84,1.44)

 Middle

1.13(0.6,2.11)

0.88(0.54,1.45)

0.77(0.57,1.04)

0.80(0.59,1.09)

0.77(0.57,1.04)

0.94(0.70,1.26)

 Richer

0.66(0.31,1.41)

0.81(0.47,1.39)

0.60*(0.44,0.83)

0.72*(0.52,1.00)

0.51*(0.37,0.71)

0.65*(0.47,0.89)

 Richest

0.84(0.37,1.91)

0.76(0.42,1.39)

0.48*(0.33,0.69)

1.10(0.76,1.60)

0.56*(0.39,0.81)

0.70*(0.49,0.99)

State

 Kerala

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Himachal Pradesh

1.67(0.80,3.47)

0.73(0.41,1.31)

2.38*(1.64,3.44)

3.52*(2.46,5.04)

0.38*(0.27,0.53)

0.59*(0.41,0.85)

 Punjab

0.77(0.30,1.96)

0.38*(0.20,0.72)

2.51*(1.64,3.85)

3.03*(2.00,4.57)

0.46*(0.30,0.70)

0.46*(0.31,0.67)

 West Bengal

2.92*(1.43,5.95)

0.85(0.51,1.41)

3.08*(2.15,4.41)

6.48*(4.60,9.12)

1.72*(1.19,2.48)

2.44*(1.63,3.64)

 Orissa

1.81(0.88,3.72)

0.64(0.35,1.19)

2.71*(1.89,3.89)

6.18*(4.29,8.90)

0.6*(0.42,0.85)

0.62*(0.43,0.89)

Maharashtra

1.53(0.76,3.09)

0.26*(0.14,0.48)

1.29(0.93,1.79)

2.84*(2.08,3.89)

0.38*(0.28,0.52)

0.49*(0.37,0.66)

Tamil Nadu

1.96(0.85,4.51)

1.24(0.73,2.11)

3.79*(2.64,5.43)

2.38*(1.72,3.29)

0.27*(0.19,0.39)

0.30*(0.22,0.42)

  1. Low ADL: Activities of Daily living (coded in binary i.e. 1 “scores of 5 or less” and 0 “scores 6+”)
  2. Low IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily living (coded in binary i.e. 1 “scores of 5 or less” and 0 “scores 6+”)
  3. Low cognitive ability (coded in binary i.e. 1 “scores of 4 or less” and 0 “scores 5+”)
  4. *if p < 0.05
  5. Ref Reference, OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval
  6. The analysis is controlled for state level variations