Table 4 Multivariable analysis of chronic disease score among women in mid-life years (45–65 years), Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), wave-1, 2017–18
From: Multimorbidity among midlife women in India: well-being beyond reproductive age
Correlates | Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) | p-value | 95% Confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Age (in years) | 1.02 | < 0.0001 | 1.02 | 1.04 |
Residence | ||||
Rural (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Urban | 1.56 | < 0.0001 | 1.39 | 1.76 |
Religion | ||||
Hindu (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Muslim | 1.29 | < 0.0001 | 1.09 | 1.52 |
Christian | 0.96 | 0.880 | 0.61 | 1.53 |
Others | 0.88 | 0.329 | 0.69 | 1.13 |
Social group | ||||
Scheduled castes (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Scheduled tribes | 0.67 | < 0.0001 | 0.55 | 0.81 |
Other backward class | 0.96 | 0.643 | 0.85 | 1.10 |
Other castes | 1.12 | 0.098 | 0.97 | 1.28 |
Level of education | ||||
No education (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Less than primary | 1.37 | < 0.0001 | 1.21 | 1.57 |
Primary completed | 1.19 | < 0.0001 | 1.02 | 1.39 |
Middle completed | 1.19 | < 0.05 | 1.10 | 1.41 |
Matric completed | 1.36 | < 0.05 | 1.03 | 1.79 |
Intermediate complete | 0.49 | 0.057 | 0.23 | 1.02 |
Above intermediate | 1.39 | 0.128 | 0.90 | 2.13 |
Occupation | ||||
Unemployed (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Blue collar | 0.74 | < 0.0001 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
White collar | 0.81 | 0.466 | 0.48 | 1.04 |
Pink collar | 0.71 | < 0.0001 | 0.55 | 0.91 |
Not classified/others | 0.73 | < 0.0001 | 0.62 | 0.86 |
Wealth | ||||
Poor (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Middle | 1.13 | 0.052 | 0.99 | 1.28 |
Rich | 1.56 | < 0.0001 | 1.38 | 1.76 |
Consumption of tobacco | ||||
Tobacco abstainer (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Only smoking | 1.08 | 0.401 | 0.90 | 1.29 |
Only smokeless | 1.08 | 0.238 | 0.95 | 1.22 |
Both smoke and smokeless tobacco | 2.22 | < 0.0001 | 1.27 | 3.90 |
Ever use alcohol | ||||
No (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 0.84 | 0.162 | 0.67 | 1.07 |
Physical activity | ||||
Physically active (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Physically inactive | 1.07 | 0.185 | 0.96 | 1.18 |
Waist-hip ratio | 17.91 | < 0.0001 | 9.86 | 32.51 |
Marital status | ||||
Currently in union (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Not in union | 1.01 | 0.859 | 0.89 | 1.14 |
Parity | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.03 | |
History of chronic disease | ||||
No (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 2.02 | < 0.0001 | 1.81 | 2.25 |
Living arrangements | ||||
Living alone or with others (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Living with family members | 1.19 | 1.66 | 0.96 | 1.46 |
Experienced menopause | ||||
No (Ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 1.24 | < 0.0001 | 1.06 | 1.45 |
Don't know | 1.37 | < 0.0001 | 1.09 | 1.72 |