Table 2 Prevalence of impairments and associations with wellbeing, weighted linear regression
From: Psychological wellbeing, physical impairments and rural aging in a developing country setting
Health impairments | Weighted percentages (95% confidence intervals) | Coefficient for association with wellbeing | P value for association with wellbeing | P value for association with wellbeing, adjusted for disability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthritis or rheumatism | 44.4 (40.0–48.4) | -1.66 | <0.001 | 0.915 |
Eyesight | 23.3 (19.3–27.3) | -2.07 | <0.001 | 0.202 |
Hearing | 7.6 (6.0–9.2) | -.76 | 0.496 | 0.843 |
Cough | 3.9 (2.4–5.4) | -2.89 | 0.110 | 0.306 |
Breathing | 7.7 (5.4–10.0) | -2.73 | 0.024 | 0.186 |
High blood pressure | 16.3 (13.0–19.5) | -0.48 | 0.415 | 0.185 |
Diabetes | 7.1 (4.8–8.7) | -1.57 | 0.263 | 0.788 |
Heart trouble or angina | 6.4 (4.1–8.7) | -1.12 | 0.534 | 0.831 |
Stomach or intestine | 9.3 (6.6–12.0) | -2.50 | 0.008 | 0.086 |
Faints or blackouts | 17.8 (14.5–20.9) | -2.63 | 0.001 | 0.143 |
Paralysis | 2.3 (1.1–3.5) | -4.66 | <0.001 | 0.012 |
Skin | 3.4 (2.2–4.6) | 0.02 | 0.993 | 0.785 |
Pain | 37.3 (32.1–42.4) | -2.46 | <0.001 | 0.105 |