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Table 3 Comparison of prevalence and prevalence ratios between elders with and without chronic diseases

From: Prevalence and associated factors of self-treatment behaviour among different elder subgroups in rural China: a cross-sectional study

variables

Non-NCD group

NCD population

Prevalence of self-treatment % (95%CI)

Bivariate analysis

Multiple regression

Prevalence of self-treatment % (95%CI)

Bivariate analysis

Multiple regression

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Socio-economic status

Gender

men

34.3 (19.1, 52.2)

1.00

 

1.00

 

27.3 (19.6, 36.2)

1.00

 

1.00

 

women

50.0 (35.5, 64.5)

1.92

(0.79,4.67)

1.72

(0.50,5.91)

37.1 (28.6, 46.2)

1.57

(0.92,2.70)

1.76

(0.90,3.43)

Age

60–74

41.2(29.4, 53.8)

1.00

 

1.00

 

30.8 (24.6, 37.5)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 ≥ 75

52.9 (27.8, 77.0)

1.61

(0.55,4.68)

1.31

(0.38,4.52)

41.2 (24.6, 59.3)

1.57

(0.75,3.30)

2.03

(0.88,4.68)

Poverty

 no

45.2 (32.5, 58.3)

1.00

 

1.00

 

36.4 (29.0, 44.2)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 yes

39.1 (19.7, 61.5)

0.78

(0.29,2.07)

0.76

(0.24,2.40)

23.8 (14.9, 34.6)

0.55

(0.30,1.00)*

0.64

(0.33,1.22)

Empty-nest

 no

40.5 (25.6, 56.7)

1.00

 

1.00

 

34.8 (26.8, 43.5)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 yes

46.5 (31.2, 62.3)

1.28

(0.54,3.02)

1.52

(0.56,4.12)

29.1 (20.8, 38.5)

0.76

(0.45,1.32)

0.70

(0.38,1.29)

Illiteracy

 no

42.9 (28.8, 57.8)

1.00

 

1.00

 

29.7 (22.2, 38.1)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 yes

44.4(27.9, 61.9)

1.07

(0.45,2.54)

0.66

(0.20,2.16)

35.5 (26.5, 45.4)

1.30

(0.76,2.23)

0.95

(0.50,1.83)

Health status

Chronic diseases

 no

–

–

 

–

 

–

–

 

–

 

 yes

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

TTO-value

–

1.16

(0.14,9.56)

1.07

(0.10,11.44)

–

6.78

(1.73,26.63)**

13.56

(2.81 to 65.39)**

Health behaviors

Self-care in TCM

 no

43.9 (28.5, 60.3)

1.00

 

1.00

 

41.0 (30.0, 52.7)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 yes

43.2 (28.3, 59.0)

0.97

(0.41,2.29)

1.03

(0.38,2.82)

28.1 (21.5, 35.6)

0.56

(0.32,0.99)*

0.59

(0.32,1.09)

Drinking alcohol

 no

47.8 (35.6, 60.2)

1.00

 

1.00

 

36.3 (29.5, 43.6)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 yes

25.0 (7.3, 52.4)

0.36

(0.11,1.24)

0.36

(0.09,1.56)

18.2 (29.5, 43.6)

0.39

(0.18,0.82)*

0.41

(0.18,0.91)*

Health service

Distancea

  < 1 km

40.8 (27.0, 55.8)

1.00

 

1.00

 

34.8 (26.9, 43.2)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2-3 km

53.8 (33.4, 73.4)

1.69

(0.65,4.41)

1.51

(0.54,4.22)

27.3 (17.7, 38.6)

0.70

(0.38,1.30)

0.55

(0.28,1.10)

  > 3 km

30.0 (6.7, 65.2)

0.62

(0.14,2.70)

0.60

(0.11,3.19)

33.3 (16.5, 54.0)

0.94

(0.39,2.25)

0.83

(0.33,2.10)

Family practiceb

 no

45.8 (31.4, 60.8)

1.00

 

1.00

 

38.2 (29.6, 47.4)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 yes

40.5 (24.8, 57.9)

0.81

(0.34,1.92)

0.85

(0.33,2.17)

26.2 (18.7, 35.0)

0.57

(0.33,0.99)*

0.49

(0.27,0.89)*

  1. aDistance to the nearest medical institution
  2. bUtilization of family practice service
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01