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Table 2 Age and sex adjusted for associations between health status and family structure

From: Family structure and health, how companionship acts as a buffer against ill health

 

Alone

Couple

Nuclear family

Extended family

 

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

 

Health-related Quality of Life Measures

Perceived Physical Fatigue

         

Ref.

   Very often

2.78

0.72 – 10.75

0.139

1.02

0.24 – 4.33

0.979

2.36

0.92 – 6.03

0.074

1.0

Perceived Mental Stress

          

   Very often

2.50

0.88 – 7.11

0.086

0.95

0.33 – 2.70

0.920

1.38

0.68 – 2.79

0.372

 

Perceived Health Concern

          

   Very often

1.58

0.37 – 6.66

0.533

1.38

0.42 – 4.46

0.594

0.84

0.30 – 2.35

0.733

 

Mental Health Status

          

   Poor [GHQ 4]

3.15

1.20 – 8.15

0.018

0.82

0.31 – 2.14

0.678

1.11

0.59 – 2.09

0.740

 

Physiological Health Measures

Hypertension

          

   Severe Hypertension [sbp 180 and dbp 110]

8.25

1.87 – 36.35

0.005

4.90

1.41 – 17.09

0.013

1.61

0.45 – 5.79

0.466

 

   Hypertensive [sbp 140 or dbp 90]

0.85

0.27 – 2.64

0.778

1.62

0.63 – 4.13

0.313

1.21

0.62 – 2.35

0.579

 
 

β

[95% CI] mm/Hg

p value

β

[95% CI] mm/Hg

p value

β

[95% CI] mm/Hg

p value

 

Systolic blood pressure

9.86

-0.28 – 20.00

0.057

12.54

4.65 – 20.42

0.002

4.30

1.70 – 10.3

0.159

Ref. 0.0

Diastolic blood pressure

7.11

0.57 – 13.66

0.030

3.30

-1.88 – 8.39

0.200

0.14

-3.74 – 4.02

0.940

 

Body Mass Index

-1.04

-2.28 – 0.21

0.102

0.48

-0.51 – 1.47

0.342

0.47

-0.26 – 1.19

0.205