Table 5 Multivariable analysis between health needs and age
Characteristic (among adults) | Crude PR (95% CI) | Adjusteda PR (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young adults (18–34 yrs) | Middle-aged adults (35–59 yrs) | Older adults (≥60 yrs) | Young adults (18–34 yrs) | Middle-aged adults (35–59 yrs) | Older adults (≥60 yrs) | |
Non-communicable diseases and risk factors | ||||||
Blood pressure measurement in the last year | Ref. | 0.85 (0.52–1.38) | 1.32 (0.83–2.10) | Ref. | 0.86 (0.53–1.39) | 1.36 (0.85–2.17) |
Self-report of a diagnosis of high blood pressure | Ref. | 1.08 (0.26–4.45) | 1.48 (0.33–6.70) | Ref. | 1.10 (0.26–4.57) | 1.55 (0.34–7.05) |
Smoking in the last year | Ref. | 1.27 (0.52–3.07) | 2.06 (0.79–5.38) | Ref. | 1.10 (0.47–2.57) | 1.55 (0.60–4.02) |
Smoking in the last month | Ref. | 1.06 (0.25–4.39) | 1.87 (0.41–8.52) | Ref. | 0.93 (0.22–3.89) | 1.47 (0.33–6.65) |
Lifetime prevalence of alcohol use | Ref. | 1.27 (0.84–1.92) | 0.94 (0.59–1.50) | Ref. | 1.21 (0.80–1.84) | 0.86 (0.54–1.36) |
Alcohol use in the last month | Ref. | 2.05 (0.65–6.43) | 0.64 (0.17–2.46) | Ref. | 1.97 (0.62–6.20) | 0.62 (0.16–2.32) |
Fruit consumption in the last week | Ref. | 0.91 (0.81–1.03) | 0.88 (0.75–1.02) | Ref. | 0.91 (0.81–1.03) | 0.88 (0.75–1.03) |
Eye health | ||||||
Lifetime prevalence of visual acuity testing | Ref. | 0.35 (0.19–0.65) | 0.57 (0.30–1.09) | Ref. | 0.33 (0.18–0.62) | 0.52 (0.28–0.98) |
Difficulty seeing/recognising a face within 6 m in the last year | Ref. | 1.93 (1.11–3.36) | 3.91 (2.33–6.55) | Ref. | 1.94 (1.11–3.37) | 3.94 (2.36–6.60) |
Communicable diseases | ||||||
Heard about tuberculosis | Ref. | 0.93 (0.70–1.23) | 0.52 (0.32–0.86) | Ref. | 0.91 (0.69–1.21) | 0.50 (0.31–0.82) |
Heard about HIV/AIDS | Ref. | 0.50 (0.34–0.74) | 0.16 (0.07–0.38) | Ref. | 0.49 (0.33–0.73) | 0.15 (0.06–0.37) |
Cancer | ||||||
Knowledge of cancer prevention (among women) | Ref. | 0.64 (0.35–1.18) | N/A | Ref. | 0.72 (0.40–1.29) | N/A |
Depression | ||||||
Self-report of anhedonia or sadness | Ref. | 0.95 (0.64–1.42) | 0.97 (0.6–1.56) | Ref. | 0.96 (0.65–1.43) | 1.00 (0.62–1.60) |