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Table 7 Logistic models explaining poor SRH by the total sample and the sub-samples of the poor and non-poor (odds ratio, 95%CI)

From: How are individual-level social capital and poverty associated with health equity? A study from two Chinese cities

Dependent variables

Poor SRH (total sample)

Poor SRH (poor)

Poor SRH (non-poor)

 

Model 1A

Model 1B

Model 2A

Model 2B

Model 3A

Model 3B

Independent variables

      

Constant

0.08**

0.05**

0.05**

0.48

0.27

3.2

Gender (ref: male)

1.21

(0.92–1.59)

1.25

(0.95–1.66)

1.12

(0.78–1.60)

1.14

(0.79–1.64)

1.71 *

(1.06–2.75)

1.70 *

(1.05–2.75)

Age, years

(ref:15–44)

      

45–64

1.18

(0.85–1.63)

1.39 *

(1.00–1.94)

2.05 **

(1.37–3.07)

2.02 **

(1.34–3.04)

0.52 *

(0.28–0.98)

0.57

(0.30–1.07)

65-

0.90

(0.60–1.35)

1.19

(0.78–1.80)

1.30

(0.74–2.25)

1.34

(0.76–2.34)

0.62

(0.30–1.25)

0.67

(0.33–1.39)

Ethnicity (ref: Han)

      

Hui

1.30

(0.92–1.84)

1.22

(0.85–1.73)

1.23

(0.80–1.90)

1.11

(0.71–1.74)

1.02

(0.53–1.98)

0.99

(0.51–1.92)

Others

0.50

(0.17–1.52)

0.51

(0.17–1.56)

0.79

(0.20–3.22)

0.67

(0.16–2.88)

0.11

(0.01–1.17)

0.13

(0.01–1.36)

Education level (ref: illiterate)

      

Primary school

0.62 *

(0.42–0.93)

0.67

(0.45–1.01)

0.86

(0.53–1.41)

0.91

(0.55–1.51)

0.31 **

(0.14–0.67)

0.32 **

(0.15–0.70)

Middle school

0.50 **

(0.34–0.75)

0.57 **

(0.38–0.87)

0.69

(0.41–1.15)

0.74

(0.44–1.25)

0.34 **

(0.16–0.72)

0.35 **

(0.17–0.75)

High school

0.46 **

(0.29–0.74)

0.57 *

(0.35–0.92)

0.94

(0.50–1.76)

0.98

(0.51–1.85)

0.21 **

(0.09–0.49)

0.21 **

(0.09–0.50)

Technical secondary school

0.22 **

(0.10–0.49)

0.27 **

(0.12–0.59)

0.36

(0.12–1.07)

0.40

(0.13–1.21)

0.12 **

(0.03–0.42)

0.13 **

(0.04–0.48)

Junior college and above

0.29 **

(0.14–0.61)

0.38 *

(0.18–0.82)

0.59

(0.19–1.90)

0.72

(0.22–2.32)

0.22 **

(0.07–0.69)

0.27 *

(0.09–0.87)

Marriage status (ref: never married)

      

First married

1.13

(0.60–2.13)

1.27

(0.68–2.40)

1.77

(0.83–3.80)

2.01

(0.92–4.39)

0.55

(0.16–1.94)

0.54

(0.15–1.93)

Remarried

0.82

(0.28–2.43)

0.90

(0.30–2.67)

2.05

(0.57–7.37)

2.12

(0.58–7.81)

0.07 *

(0.01–0.82)

0.09

(0.01–1.09)

Divorced

1.72

(0.76–3.90)

1.62

(0.72–3.66)

2.23

(0.88–5.69)

2.27

(0.87–5.87)

0.68

(0.09–4.82)

0.55

(0.08–3.94)

Widowed

1.61

(0.79–3.29)

1.45

(0.71–2.96)

2.54 *

(1.07–6.02)

2.38

(0.99–5.71)

0.57

(0.13–2.40)

0.43

(0.10–1.90)

Residence district (ref: Chengxi)

      

Chengbei

0.65

(0.40–1.07)

0.63

(0.38–1.05)

0.76

(0.39–1.49)

0.91

(0.46–1.80)

0.43 *

(0.20–0.96)

0.47

(0.21–1.03)

Chengdong

1.22

(0.72–2.05)

1.17

(0.69–1.99)

1.79

(0.92–3.52)

2.01*

(1.01–4.01)

0.53

(0.21–1.35)

0.59

(0.23–1.51)

Chengzhong

0.50**

(0.30–0.84)

0.47 **

(0.28–0.80)

0.71

(0.36–1.41)

0.74

(0.37–1.46)

0.21 **

(0.09–0.52)

0.22 **

(0.09–0.53)

Jinfeng

0.75

(0.46–1.23)

0.65

(0.39–1.08)

1.11

(0.58–2.11)

1.27

(0.65–2.47)

0.25 **

(0.10–0.61)

0.28 **

(0.11–0.69)

Xixia

0.91

(0.55–1.51)

0.80

(0.48–1.34)

1.13

(0.58–2.21)

1.30

(0.65–2.58)

0.40 *

(0.17–0.93)

0.43

(0.18–1.02)

Xingqing

0.85

(0.55–1.31)

0.80

(0.51–1.24)

1.09

(0.61–1.97)

1.16

(0.64–2.10)

0.41 *

(0.20–0.86)

0.45 *

(0.22–0.95)

Economic status (ref: non-poverty)

-

2.17 **

(1.64–2.88)

-

-

-

-

Log (family monthly income)

-

-

-

0.39**

(0.20–0.74)

-

0.43

(0.19–1.02)

Chronic illness (ref: no chronic illness)

12.49**

(9.49–16.44)

11.84**

(8.98–15.60)

9.07**

(6.45–12.75)

9.35**

(6.61–13.22)

28.57**

(16.36–49.89)

27.80**

(15.90–48.63)

Neighbourhood cohesion (ref: high level)

1.45**

(1.12–1.88)

1.40*

(1.08–1.82)

1.42*

(1.01–1.98)

1.40

(1.00–1.98)

1.26

(0.81–1.98)

1.23

(0.78–1.93)

Social participation (ref: high level)

0.85

(0.64–1.15)

0.78

(0.58–1.06)

0.69

(0.46–1.04)

0.69

(0.46–1.05)

0.97

(0.60–1.56)

0.89

(0.55–1.45)

Reciprocity and social support (ref: high level)

1.36*

(1.05–1.76)

1.34*

(1.03–1.74)

1.30

(0.93–1.81)

1.31

(0.94–1.83)

1.35

(0.86–2.12)

1.29

(0.82–2.03)

Interpersonal relationship network (ref: high level)

1.16

(0.88–1.53)

1.04

(0.78–1.39)

1.22

(0.84–1.78)

1.16

(0.79–1.70)

0.67

(0.42–1.09)

0.66

(0.41–1.07)

Perception of trust and safety (ref: high level)

1.00

(0.78–1.30)

0.98

(0.75–1.26)

0.91

(0.65–1.26)

0.90

(0.64–1.26)

1.00

(0.63–1.57)

1.00

(0.63–1.58)

N

1919

1919

976

957

943

939

χ2 (df)

606.24(26)

636.13(27)

308.41(26)

312.23(27)

292.86(26)

293.36(27)

-2 log likelihood

1595.37

1565.48

958.35

930.72

553.13

547.95

Percentage correct of predicted values

79.4

80.5

75.7

76.2

86.2

86.4

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
  2. Model 1A was based on the total sample. Model 1B introduced economic status (poor or non-poor). Model 2A and 3A were based on two sub-samples: the poor and the non-poor, using the same variables as model 1A. Model 2B and 3B introduced an income variable (log (family monthly income)).