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Table 4 Evaluation of chances for good and bad self-rated quality of life of elderly people applying for social help – multi-factor logistic regression

From: Self-rated quality of life of city-dwelling elderly people benefitting from social help: results of a cross-sectional study

Variable

Good vs. bad, neither good nor bad

OR

95% CI

p

Education

University

3.07

1.21–7.80

p < 0.05

Secondary

1.27

0.68–2.37

p > 0.05

Vocational

0.91

0.30–2.80

p > 0.05

Elementary

1.00

Reference group

Sufficient income

Yes

1.42

0.81–2.50

p > 0.05

No

1.00

Reference group

Kind of help

Financial

0.89

0.28–2.81

p > 0.05

Nursing

1.00

Reference group

Headaches

No

1.59

0.83–2.96

p > 0.05

Yes

1.00

Reference group

Pain in the chest

No

1.04

0.18–6.06

p > 0.05

Yes

1.00

Reference group

Shortness of breath

No

1.04

0.18–6.06

p > 0.05

Yes

1.00

Reference group

Heart palpitations

No

0.67

0.18–2.41

p > 0.05

Yes

1.00

Reference group

Unstable blood pressure

No

3.34

1.08–13.3

p > 0.05

Yes

1.00

Reference group

Tiredness

No

2.22

0.33–14.8

p > 0.05

Yes

1.00

Reference group

Participation in family gatherings

Yes

2.26

2.24–4.11

p < 0.01

No

1.00

Reference group

ADL

Fitness

0.56

0.23–1.35

p > 0.05

Moderate disability

0.63

0.26–1.49

p > 0.05

Disability

1.00

Reference group

GSOD

No depression

10.2

4.93–21.1

p < 0.001

Diagnosed/not diagnosed depression

7.02

3.51–14.0

p < 0.001

Possible depression

1.00

Reference group

  1. Source: the authors’ own calculations.