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Table 4 Examine the extent to which lifestyle or psychosocial factors explained the effect of socio-economic status on good SRH

From: Determinants of and socio-economic disparities in self-rated health in China

Variables

Category

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

  

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Demographic characteristics

 Gender

Female

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Male

1.18***

(1.07–1.30)

1.18***

(1.07–1.29)

1.18***

(1.07–1.30)

 Age group

18–29

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

30–39

0.57***

(0.44–0.73)

0.55***

(0.43–0.71)

0.65***

(0.49–0.84)

 

40–49

0.33***

(0.26–0.43)

0.32***

(0.25–0.41)

0.40***

(0.31–0.52)

 

50–59

0.22***

(0.17–0.28)

0.21***

(0.16–0.27)

0.25***

(0.19–0.32)

 

60–69

0.16***

(0.13–0.21)

0.16***

(0.12–0.21)

0.16***

(0.13–0.22)

 

70+

0.13***

(0.10–0.17)

0.13***

(0.10–0.17)

0.13***

(0.09–0.17)

 Marital status

Divorced, separated, and widowed

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Married

0.98

(0.84–1.15)

0.97

(0.83–1.14)

0.81**

(0.68–0.95)

 

Single

0.86

(0.64–1.14)

0.83

(0.62–1.10)

0.80

(0.95–1.08)

 Residence

Rural

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Urban

1.04

(0.91–1.20)

1.00

(0.87–1.15)

1.07

(0.92–1.24)

 

Suburban

1.06

(0.92–1.21)

1.03

(0.90–1.18)

1.13

(0.97–1.30)

 Regions

West

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

East

1.44***

(1.27–1.65)

1.43***

(1.25–1.62)

1.44***

(1.27–1.63)

 

Middle

1.12*

(0.98–1.27)

1.12*

(0.99–1.28)

1.09

(0.95–1.26)

 

Northeast

1.29***

(1.11–1.51)

1.29***

(1.11–1.50)

1.15

(0.97–1.36)

Socio-economic status

 Education degree

Primary or no education

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Secondary education

1.26***

(1.13–1.42)

1.25***

(1.11–1.40)

1.19

(1.06–1.35)

 

College or higher

1.09

(0.91–1.32)

1.06

(0.87–1.28)

1.05

(0.86–1.28)

 Work status

Not working

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Non-farm work

1.93***

(1.70–2.19)

1.96***

(1.73–2.23)

1.93***

(1.69–2.22)

 

Farm work

1.53***

(1.32–1.76)

1.56***

(1.35–1.80)

1.45***

(1.25–1.70)

 Household Income (RMB/dollars)

≤¥9,999 (or ≤ $ 1,640)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

¥10,000–49,999 (or $1,640–8,201)

1.35***

(1.15–1.58)

1.31***

(1.12–1.54)

1.20**

(1.01–1.42)

 

¥50,000–99,999 (or $8,201–16,402)

1.76***

(1.46–2.11)

1.69***

(1.41–2.03)

1.46***

(1.20–1.78)

 

≥¥100,000 (or ≥ $16,402)

1.37***

(1.09–1.70)

1.31**

(1.05–1.64)

1.07

(0.85–1.36)

 Self-rated social status

Low (score 1–3)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Middle (score 4–5)

1.39***

(1.25–1.55)

1.38***

(1.24–1.54)

1.22***

(1.08–1.37)

 

High (score 6–10)

1.42***

(1.16–1.74)

1.39***

(1.13–1.70)

1.31**

(1.05–1.63)

 Socio-economic status compared with peers

Lower

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Higher

2.63***

(2.04–3.39)

2.60***

(2.01–3.35)

1.90***

(1.45–2.49)

 

Similar

1.70***

(1.53–1.88)

1.68***

(1.51–1.87)

1.32***

(1.17–1.48)

 

Hard to say

1.22

(0.95–1.57)

1.19

(0.93–1.53)

1.13

(0.86–1.48)

Lifestyle factors

 BMI

Normal weight

  

1.00

   
 

Underweight

  

0.66***

(0.56–0.79)

  
 

Over weight

  

0.94

(0.84–1.06)

  
 

Obese

  

0.59***

(0.44–0.80)

  

 Physical activity

Inactive

  

1.00

   
 

Active

  

1.17***

(1.04–1.31)

  

Psychosocial factors

 Life satisfaction

Happy life

    

1.00

 
 

Unhappy life

    

0.68***

(0.57–0.82)

 

Average

    

0.75***

(0.66–0.85)

 Depression

Severe depression

    

1.00

 
 

Mild depression

    

1.86***

(1.51–2.29)

 

Less or no

    

7.90***

(6.51–9.59)

 Family relations

Good

    

1.00

 
 

Poor

    

0.73***

(0.63–0.85)

 

Normal

    

0.79***

(0.71–0.88)

Pseudo R2

 

0.1428

 

0.2101

 

0.2290

 
  1. Model 3 controlled for demographic characteristics (except ethnicity variable, which was not correlated with SRH in univariate analysis) and socio-economic status factors
  2. Model 4 also controlled lifestyle factors in addition to the factors controlled in the baseline Model 3
  3. Model 5 also controlled for psychosocial factors in addition to the factors controlled in baseline Model 3
  4. OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% Confidence Intervals
  5. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1