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Table 4 Logistic regressions for difficulties in IADL, 2013

From: Gender, childhood and adult socioeconomic inequalities in functional disability among Chinese older adults

Variables

Model 1

(individual characteristics)

Model 2

(model 1+ childhood SES + child health)

Model 3

(model 2 + adult SES)

Model 4

(model 3 + adult health)

 

OR (95% CI); p-value

OR (95% CI); p-value

OR (95% CI); p-value

OR (95% CI); p-value

Individual characteristics

 Gender: women (vs men)

1.739 (1.588–1.904); <0.001**

1.655 (1.505–1.821); <0.001**

1.185 (1.067–1.314); <0.002**

1.091 (0.966–1.233); 0.167

 Age group:

  60–69 (vs <45–59)

2.350 (2.074–2.663); <0.001**

2.111 (1.853–2.406); <0.001**

1.685 (1.482–1.915); <0.001**

1.567 (1.378–1.781); <0.001**

  70–79

4.429 (3.859–5.083); <0.001**

4.002 (3.462–4.626); <0.001**

3.058 (2.618–3.572); <0.001**

2.808 (2.406–3.278); <0.001**

  ≧80

9.639 (7.398–12.558); <0.001**

7.310 (5.306–10.071); <0.001**

5.037 (3.850–6.590); <0.001**

4.687 (3.582–6.134); <0.001**

 Marital status: not in marriage (in marriage)

1.485 (1.268–1.739); <0.001**

1.454 (1.228–1.723); <0.001**

1.370 (1.168–1.607); <0.001**

1.380 (1.177–1.618); <0.001**

 Ethnicity: Minority (vs Han)

1.450 (1.115–1.887); <0.006**

1.385 (1.059–1.811); 0.02*

1.278 (0.993–1.645); 0.057

1.239 (0.978–1.568); 0.075

Childhood SES

 Birth place: rural (vs urban)

 

1.688 (1.336–2.133); <0.001**

1.157 (0.912–1.468); 0.229

1.154 (0.910–1.463); 0.236

 Father’s education: no education (vs some education)

 

1.482 (1.321–1.663); <0.001**

1.194 (1.060–1.345); 0.004**

1.198 (1.062–1.353); 0.004**

 Father ‘s occupation: manual (vs no manual)

 

1.258 (1.082–1.462); 0.003**

1.050 (0.907–1.214); 0.514

1.071 (0.923–1.243); 0.363

Childhood health: less than good (vs good)

 

1.025 (0.892–1.178); 0.729

1.032 (0.914–1.166); 0.608

1.010 (0.890–1.146); 0.878

Adult SES

 Education (vs junior high and above)

  Illiterate

  

3.218 (2.660–3.893); <0.001**

3.300 (2.721–4.000); <0.001**

  Only read and write

  

2.114 (1.762–2.536); <0.001**

2.133 (1.776–2.561); <0.001**

  Finished primary

  

1.483 (1.259–1.746); <0.001**

1.483 (1.261–1.743); <0.001**

 Household incomes per capita:

  Low (vs high)

  

2.108 (1.764–2.520); <0.001**

2.118 (1.761–2.547); <0.001**

  Middle (vs high)

  

1.826 (1.535–2.173); <0.001**

1.793 (1.502–2.141); <0.001**

Adult health and behaviors

 Chronic diseases: yes (vs no)

   

1.842 (1.652–2.053); <0.001**

 Currently smokers: no (vs yes)

   

1.047 (0.886–1.236); 0.590

 Currently drinkers: no (vs yes)

   

1.203 (1.053–1.374); 0.006**

  1. ** P < 0.01