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Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analyses on reported health problems

From: Changes in health-related quality of life of Chinese populations measured by the EQ-5D-3 L: a comparison of the 2008 and 2013 National Health Services Surveys

Independent variable

Mobility

Self-care

Usual activity

Pain/discomfort

Anxiety/depression

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

Gender (Male as reference)

 Female

0.77**

0.74

0.80

0.69**

0.65

0.72

0.71**

0.68

0.74

1.18**

1.14

1.21

1.05*

1.01

1.10

Age (< 45 years as reference)

 45~64

4.14**

3.90

4.40

3.57**

3.30

3.87

3.62**

3.39

3.86

3.71**

3.58

3.85

2.37**

2.27

2.48

 65~

15.95**

14.97

17.00

14.49**

13.33

15.74

13.89**

12.98

14.86

7.98**

7.66

8.31

4.00**

3.80

4.21

Smoking (Yes as reference)

 No

1.35**

1.29

1.42

1.51**

1.42

1.61

1.45**

1.37

1.52

1.08**

1.05

1.12

1.10**

1.05

1.15

Drinking (Yes as reference)

 No

1.60**

1.52

1.69

2.21**

2.05

2.38

1.98**

1.87

2.10

1.14**

1.10

1.18

1.29**

1.23

1.36

Regular physical activity (Yes as reference)

 No

1.61**

1.53

1.69

1.96**

1.83

2.09

1.74**

1.65

1.83

1.12**

1.09

1.16

1.30**

1.24

1.36

Educational attainment (Illiterate as reference)

 Primary school

0.72**

0.69

0.75

0.67**

0.64

0.71

0.66**

0.63

0.69

0.79**

0.76

0.81

0.69**

0.66

0.72

 Junior middle school

0.55**

0.52

0.58

0.52**

0.48

0.55

0.49**

0.47

0.52

0.57**

0.55

0.59

0.55**

0.52

0.58

 Senior middle school

0.46**

0.43

0.49

0.43**

0.40

0.48

0.41**

0.38

0.45

0.48**

0.46

0.51

0.48**

0.45

0.51

 University/college or above

0.35**

0.32

0.39

0.34**

0.29

0.39

0.31**

0.27

0.35

0.41**

0.38

0.44

0.44**

0.40

0.49

Household income ranking in local (< 20% as reference)

 20%-

0.76**

0.73

0.80

0.77**

0.73

0.82

0.74**

0.71

0.78

0.80**

0.77

0.83

0.74**

0.71

0.78

 40%-

0.69**

0.66

0.73

0.72**

0.67

0.76

0.67**

0.64

0.71

0.75**

0.72

0.78

0.65**

0.62

0.68

 60%-

0.63**

0.60

0.66

0.65**

0.61

0.70

0.63**

0.59

0.66

0.68**

0.66

0.71

0.58**

0.55

0.61

 Highest (≥80%)

0.63**

0.60

0.66

0.68**

0.64

0.73

0.63**

0.60

0.67

0.67**

0.65

0.70

0.57**

0.54

0.60

Residency (Urban as reference)

 Rural

0.84**

0.80

0.87

0.87**

0.83

0.92

0.91**

0.87

0.95

0.93**

0.90

0.96

0.96*

0.92

1.00

Region (Eastern as reference)

 Central

1.17**

1.13

1.22

1.20**

1.14

1.27

1.17**

1.12

1.23

1.23**

1.19

1.27

1.26**

1.21

1.32

 Western

1.29**

1.24

1.34

1.29**

1.22

1.35

1.34**

1.29

1.40

1.35**

1.31

1.39

1.75**

1.68

1.81

Year (2008 as reference)

 2013

1.07**

1.04

1.11

0.90**

0.86

0.94

0.92**

0.89

0.96

1.34**

1.31

1.38

0.80**

0.77

0.83

  1. * p < 0.05, * *p < 0.01