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Table 6 Logistic regression analyses of the responses to the EQ-5D items by the male older workers

From: Factors associated with health-related quality of life in Korean older workers

 

Mobility

Self-care

Usual activities

Pain/discomfort

Anxiety/depression

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Age

1.03 (1.04 ~ 1.01)***

1.06 (1.1 ~ 1.03)***

1.07 (1.1 ~ 1.04)***

1.03 (1.05 ~ 1.02)***

1.05 (1.07 ~ 1.03)***

Education (/<Elementary school)

0.55 (0.33 ~ 0.93)*

0.57 (0.21 ~ 1.57)

0.66 (0.31 ~ 1.44)

0.80 (0.50 ~ 1.27)

0.52 (0.28 ~ 0.98)*

Household Income (quartile) (/4th(highest))

    

 1st (lowest)

0.96 (0.41 ~ 2.26)

1.97 (0.39 ~ 10.08)

2.21 (0.54 ~ 9.02)

1.84 (0.85 ~ 4.01)

2.02 (0.64 ~ 6.33)

 2nd

0.78 (0.38 ~ 1.60)

0.86 (0.19 ~ 3.92)

1.96 (0.56 ~ 6.91)

1.62 (0.86 ~ 3.05)

2.42 (0.95 ~ 6.20)

 3rd

0.71 (0.34 ~ 1.51)

0.19 (0.02 ~ 1.96)

0.87 (0.2 ~ 3.78)

1.17 (0.61 ~ 2.23)

1.56 (0.61 ~ 3.98)

Smoking (current/non & ex-smoker)

2.36 (1.45 ~ 3.85)***

1.11 (0.40 ~ 3.07)

1.96 (0.92 ~ 4.17)

1.14 (0.73 ~ 1.79)

0.79 (0.41 ~ 1.50)

Hypertension (/no)

1.13 (0.68 ~ 1.88)

0.74 (0.24 ~ 2.24)

1.28 (0.57 ~ 2.87)

1.30 (0.84 ~ 2.01)

1.26 (0.68 ~ 2.33)

Diabetes (/no)

1.94 (1.05 ~ 3.58)*

0.19 (0.02 ~ 1.56)

1.41 (0.53 ~ 3.76)

1.30 (0.74 ~ 2.27)

1.62 (0.78 ~ 3.36)

Musculoskeletal pain (/no)

7.01 (4.26 ~ 11.56)***

3.45 (1.28 ~ 9.34)*

5.82 (2.74 ~ 12.36)***

5.26 (3.38 ~ 8.17)***

1.62 (0.84 ~ 3.12)

Stress (/low)

0.79 (0.40 ~ 1.56)

2.12 (0.69 ~ 6.54)

0.32 (0.09 ~ 1.20)

1.18 (0.68 ~ 2.05)

4.95 (2.71 ~ 9.03)***

Occupation (/Elementary occupations)

0.38 (0.22 ~ 0.64)***

0.35 (0.11 ~ 1.13)

0.49 (0.22 ~ 1.10)

0.60 (0.38 ~ 0.95)*

0.73 (0.39 ~ 1.38)

Working hour/week

1.00 (0.98 ~ 1.01)

1.01 (0.99 ~ 1.04)

1.00 (0.98 ~ 1.02)

1.00 (0.99 ~ 1.01)

1.00 (0.98 ~ 1.01)

Employment status (/Regular employee)

1.20 (0.67 ~ 2.17)

1.97 (0.59 ~ 6.57)

2.78 (1.11 ~ 6.96)*

1.03 (0.62 ~ 1.73)

1.25 (0.62 ~ 2.52)

R2 N

0.702

0.927

0.882

0.579

0.789

  1. Some variables were reclassified because of small group size. Education (0: elementary school, 1: middle and high school, and collage); occupation (0: elementary occupations, 1: office, service and manufacturing work)
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals
  3. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001