Determinants of self-perceived health for Canadians aged 40 and older and policy implications

Table 2 Odds ratios of variables associated with good self-perceived health for Canadians aged 40–46 and 65+ using multivariate logistic regressions

Variables	AGE 40–64		AGE 65+
Good Health (1) vs. Less than good (0)	OR	P	OR	P
Sex
Female	1.27 (1.08–1.50)	0.001	1.37 (1.12–1.66)	0.001
Physiological conditions
Has Asthma
No	1.43 (1.16–1.76)	0.001	1.81 (1.56–2.52)	0.000
Has Arthritis
No	2.93 (2.42–3.55)	0.000	1.99 (1.73–2.28)	0.000
Has Hypertension
No	1.59 (1.32–1.91)	0.000	1.38 (1.20–1.59)	0.000
Has Diabetes
No	4.14 (3.19–5.35)	0.000	2.31 (1.83–2.61)	0.000
Has Heart disease
No	4.71 (3.22–6.28)	0.000	2.85 (2.10–2.97)	0.000
Has Cancer
No	4.98 (3.5–7.1)	0.000	3.18 (1.81–3.30)	0.000
Has Anxiety disorder
No	2.8 (2.19–3.65)	0.000	2.02 (1.50–2.71)	0.000
Social determinants
Level of Education
Less than secondary	1		1
Secondary Grad	1.45 (1.08–1.95)	0.01	1.84 (1.47–2.30)	0.000
Other post secondary	1.37 (0.98–1.90)	0.05	1.72 (1.24–2.37)	0.001
Post secondary grad	2.07 (1.65–2.60)	0.00	1.79 (1.51–2.11)	0.000
Total household Income
<$20,000	1		1
$20,000–$39,999	2.26 (1.69–3.03)	0.000	1.17 (0.95–1.44)	0.13
$40,000–$59,999	2.73 (1.98–3.76)	0.000	1.52 (1.18–1.95)	0.001
$60,000–$79,999	3.97 (2.83–5.55)	0.000	1.78 (1.28–2.46)	0.001
$80,000 or more	4.65 (3.23–6.05)	0.000	1.94 (1.37–2.67)	0.000
Psychological determinants
Perceived Life Stress
Quite a bit	1		1
Not at all	2.78 (2.25–4.05)	0.000	3.83 (3.02–4.92)	0.000
Not stressful	2.11 (1.59–2.82)	0.000	2.97 (2.35–3.74)	0.000
A bit stressful	1.51 (1.21–1.89)	0.000	2.04 (1.63–2.56)	0.000
Extremely stressful	0.64 (0.47–0.86)	0.004	0.51 (0.31–0.83)	0.007

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