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Table 2 Multilevel logistic regression estimates of reporting good health

From: Residential exposure to natural outdoor environments and general health among older adults in Shanghai, China

Effects and variables

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Fixed variables

 The percentage of surrounding green spaces within 1 km buffer

 

1.75 (1.15–2.65) **

 

 The percentage of surrounding blue spaces within 1 km buffer

 

2.54 (0.49–13.12)

 

 Logarithm of proximity to the nearest green spaces

  

0.93 (0.89–0.97) **

 Logarithm of proximity to the nearest blue spaces

  

0.90 (0.84–0.98) *

 Social deprivation index

1.05 (0.99–1.10)

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

1.00 (0.94–1.06)

 Annual average PM2.5 concentrations

1.00 (0.97–1.04)

1.00 (0.97–1.04)

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

 Males (ref: females)

1.50 (1.31–1.71) ***

1.48 (1.30–1.70) ***

1.48 (1.30–1.70) ***

 Age (ref: 60–69)

  70–79

0.21 (0.17–0.25) ***

0.21 (0.18–0.25) ***

0.21 (0.18–0.25) ***

  > =80

0.08 (0.06–0.11) ***

0.08 (0.06–0.11) ***

0.08 (0.06–0.11) ***

 Single, divorced, or widowed (ref: married)

0.65 (0.53–0.80) ***

0.65 (0.53–0.80) ***

0.65 (0.53–0.80) ***

 Living alone (ref: no)

0.88 (0.63–1.23)

0.91 (0.65–1.28)

0.91 (0.65–1.28)

 Education (ref: no schooling)

  Elementary school or junior high school

1.04 (0.83–1.31)

1.10 (0.87–1.39)

1.11 (0.88–1.40)

  Senior high school

0.91 (0.68–1.22)

0.99 (0.74–1.33)

1.00 (0.75–1.34)

  College or above

1.01 (0.74–1.39)

1.10 (0.80–1.52)

1.12 (0.82–1.54)

 Non-local hukou (ref: local hukou)

1.41 (1.20–1.67) ***

1.44 (1.22–1.71) ***

1.44 (1.22–1.70) ***

 Housing area per capita

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

 Housing construction time after 1980 (ref: before 1980)

0.69 (0.53–0.90) **

0.72 (0.55–0.94) *

0.73 (0.56–0.95) *

 Housing facilities (ref: none, one, two and three)

1.09 (0.84–1.43)

1.04 (0.79–1.36)

1.03 (0.78–1.35)

Random variables

 Var (neighbourhood-level constant)

3.82 (3.23–4.52) ***

3.81 (3.22–4.50) ***

3.80 (3.22–4.49) ***

 ICC

0.54

0.54

0.54

 Number of neighbourhoods

3354

3354

3354

 Number of individuals

7962

7962

7962

 AIC

9273.95

9269.76

9260.74

  1. Note: aModel 1 included social deprivation index, annual average PM2.5 concentration, age, sex, marital status, hukou status, education, living alone, housing area per capita, housing construction time and housing facilities
  2. bModel 2 included variables in Model 1, the percentage of surrounding green spaces within 1 km buffer and the percentage of surrounding blue spaces within 1 km buffer to Model 1
  3. cModel 3 included variables in Model 1 and the logarithm of proximity to the nearest green spaces and the logarithm of proximity to the nearest blue spaces to Model 1
  4. OR odds ratio; 95% confidence intervals in brackets; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001