From: Determinants of and socio-economic disparities in self-rated health in China
Variables | Category | 18–39 (n = 2806) | 40–59 (n = 4030) | 60+ (n = 2832) | |||
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OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
Demographic characteristics | |||||||
 Gender | Female |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 | Male |  |  | 1.20** | (1.02–1.40) |  |  |
 Marital status | Divorced, separated, and widowed | 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Married | 0.30** | (0.12–0.75) |  |  |  |  |
 | Single | 0.35** | (0.14–0.90) |  |  |  |  |
 Regions | West | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 | East | 1.35** | (1.01–1.80) | 1.29** | (1.04–1.60) |  |  |
 | Middle | 1.24 | (0.90–1.72) | 1.03 | (0.84–1.27) |  |  |
 | Northeast | 1.21 | (0.85–1.75) | 0.99 | (0.77–1.26) |  |  |
Socio-economic status | |||||||
 Education degree | Primary or no education |  |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 | Secondary education |  |  | 1.21** | (1.02–1.45) | 1.21** | (1.00–1.46) |
 | College or higher |  |  | 1.06 | (0.76–1.46) | 0.97 | (0.68–1.39) |
 Work status | Not working | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 | Non-farm work | 1.25* | (0.96–1.64) | 2.48*** | (2.02–3.03) | 2.06*** | (1.52–2.80) |
 | Farm work | 0.80 | (0.56–1.15) | 1.75*** | (1.41–2.17) | 1.60*** | (1.30–1.96) |
 Household Income (RMB/dollars) | ≤¥9,999 (or ≤ $ 1.640) |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 | ¥10,000–49,999 (or $1,640–8,201) |  |  | 1.48*** | (1.09–1.99) |  |  |
 | ¥50,000–99,999 (or $8,201–16,402) |  |  | 2.10*** | (1.51–2.93) |  |  |
 | ≥¥100,000 (or ≥ $16,402) |  |  | 1.57** | (1.06–2.33) |  |  |
 Self-rated social class | Low (score 1–3) |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 | Middle (score 4–5) |  |  | 1.26*** | (1.06–1.50) |  |  |
 | High (score 6–10) |  |  | 1.39* | (0.98–1.98) |  |  |
 Socio-economic status compared with peers | Lower | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 | Higher | 2.67** | (1.18–6.07) | 2.07*** | (1.26–3.42) | 1.64*** | (1.15–2.34) |
 | Similar | 1.47*** | (1.16–1.87) | 1.33*** | (1.13–1.58) | 1.18* | (0.97–1.42) |
 | Hard to say | 2.17*** | (1.25–3.76) | 0.78 | (0.52–1.18) | 0.88 | (0.52–1.50) |
Lifestyle factors | |||||||
 BMI | Normal weight | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  | 1 |
 | Underweight | 0.64** | (0.45–0.90) | 0.64** | (0.45–0.90) | 0.64*** | (0.49–0.84) |
 | Over weight | 0.76* | (0.55–1.03) | 0.96 | (0.80–1.15) | 0.95 | (0.77–1.17) |
 | Obese | 0.48** | (0.25–0.92) | 0.63* | (0.39–1.01) | 0.61* | (0.34–1.09) |
 Physical activity | Inactive |  |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |
 | Active |  |  |  |  | 1.33*** | (1.09–1.61) |
Psychosocial factors | |||||||
 Life satisfaction | Happy life | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 | Unhappy life | 0.60*** | (041–0.88) | 0.70*** | (0.54–0.91) | 0.74* | (0.53–1.05) |
 | Average | 0.72** | (0.54–0.95) | 0.77*** | (0.63–0.93) | 0.76** | (0.60–0.96) |
 Depression | Severe | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 | Mild | 2.10*** | (1.39–3.19) | 1.65*** | (1.23–2.21) | 2.46*** | (1.57–3.86) |
 | Few or no | 7.50*** | (5.07–11.09) | 7.19*** | (5.48–9.43) | 10.98*** | (7.19–16.76) |
Relations with families and friends | Good | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
 | Poor | 0.60*** | (0.41–0.85) | 0.73*** | (0.58–0.91) | 0.78** | (0.62–0.99) |
 | Normal | 0.78** | (0.61–0.99) | 0.76*** | (0.64–0.90) | 0.85* | (0.70–1.02) |
Pseudo R2 | Â | 0.1300 | Â | 0.1895 | Â | 0.1446 | Â |