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Table 1 Summary statistics, crude and adjusted odds ratios between self-assessed health (SAH) and determining factors

From: Decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in self assessed health in Turkey

Variables

% Poor SAH*

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Gender

   

Male

5.4(261/4428)

1

1

Female

10.7(691/5859)

2.08(1.66–2.59)

1.44(1.12–1.86)

Age, years

   

18-25

3.1(62/1682)

1

1

26-35

5.6(155/2547)

1.86(1.24–2.78)

1.51(0.95–2.42)

36-45

8.4(193/2317)

2.87(1.87–4.40)

1.91(1.18–3.08)

46-55

8.7(160/1564)

2.96(1.98–4.43)

1.65(1.01–2.72)

56-65

14.3(157/1076)

5.22(3.29–8.28)

2.38(1.39–4.09)

66+

19.2(225/1076)

7.40(5.11–10.74)

2.80 (1.67–4.69)

Marital Status

   

Married

8.2(686/7874)

1

1

Single

3.1(46/1342)

0.36(0.23–0.54)

0.86 (0.52–1.42)

Divorced-Seperated

22.8(193/921)

3.32(2.61–4.22)

1.73 (1.03–2.92)

Widowed

12.9(27/150)

1.66(1.05–2.64)

1.31(0.96–1.78)

Educational Status

   

High School-University

1.5(16/833)

1

1

Secondary

3.1(83/2485)

2.07(1.05–4.09)

2.19(1.10–4.32)

Primary

7.6(372/4735)

5.31 (2.80–10.45)

4.28(2.22–8.24)

Less than primary

20.1(481/2234)

16.36 (8.69–30.79)

8.73(4.52–16.87)

Setting

   

Urban

8.2(445/5202)

1

1

Rural

8.7(507/5085)

1.07(0.86–1.34)

1.03(0.84–1.27)

Chronic Disease

   

No

6.4(588/8253)

1

1

Yes

17.2(364/2034)

3.06(2.54–3.69)

2.12(1.70–2.65)

Wealth Quintiles

   

5th(richest)

6.5(106/1583)

1

1

4th

7.0(119/1772)

1.04(0.71–1.51)

0.90(0.83–1.75)

3th

7.4(160/1976)

1.16(0.84–1.60)

0.95(0.55–1.12)

2nd

7.7(203/2287)

1.35(0.99–1.83)

0.79(0.65–1.38)

1st(poorest)

13.3(364/2669)

2.21(1.62–3.01)

1.21(0.60–1.38)

Geographic characteristics

   

Mediterranean

6.1(84/1321)

1

1

West

7.1(233/3169)

1.18(0.81–1.73)

1.29(0.89–1.88)

Black Sea

8.7(111/1266)

1.46(0.99–2.16)

1.41(0.97–2.07)

Middle

10.6(174/1649)

1.83(1.24–2.71)

1.89(1.29–2.80)

East

11.6(350/2882)

2.02(1.42–2.88)

1.91(1.34–2.72)

Self Assessed Health,%(n)

8.4(952/10287)

  
  1. *Sampling weights were used for calculating percentages.