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Table 4 Regression coefficient using odds ratio

From: Rural–urban and socio-demographic differentials in perceived health state among aging population in Ghana

Variable

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Exp(B)

95% Wald Confidence Interval for Exp(B) Lower and Upper

p value

Exp(B)

95% Wald Confidence Interval for Exp(B) Lower and Upper

p value

Exp(B)

95% Wald Confidence Interval for Exp(B) Lower and Upper

p value

Age

18 to 49

.051

.042, .061

.000

.098

.079, .123

.000

.102

.082, .128

.000

50 to 59

.211

.180, .248

.000

.324

.270, .388

.000

.336

.280, .404

.000

60 to 69

.390

.333, .458

.000

.517

.436, .612

.000

.525

.443, .623

.000

70 and above

1

  

1

  

1

  

Sex

Male

.652

.581, .731

.000

.784

.686, .895

.000

.811

.709, .927

.002

Female

1

  

1

  

1

  

Residence

Urban

.923

.823, 1.036

.173

.926

.819, 1.046

.217

.804

.705, .917

.001

Rural

1

  

1

  

1

  

Currently working

Yes

   

.432

.378, .494

.000

.426

.371, .489

.000

No

   

1

  

1

  

Religion

None

   

1.776

.729, 4.326

.206

1.844

.750, 4.535

.183

Buddhism

   

.195

.011, 3.542

.269

.154

.008, 2.840

.208

Chinese trad religion

   

.958

.334, 2.749

.937

1.375

.459, 4.116

.570

Christianity

   

.911

.396, 2.094

.827

.864

.373, 2.002

.734

Hinduism

   

.191

.003, 12.888

.441

.151

.002, 10.514

.383

Islam

   

.855

.370, 1.975

.713

.861

.372, 1.993

.727

Primal indigenous

   

.952

.398, 2.278

.912

1.214

.499, 2.950

.669

Other

   

1

  

1

  

Ever schooled

Yes

   

.882

.769, 1.012

.073

.784

.680, .905

.001

No

   

1

  

1

  

Marital status

Never married

   

.368

.279, 485

.000

.340

.258, .450

.000

Currently married

   

.712

.605, .838

.000

.713

.605, .839

.000

Cohabiting

   

.371

.216, .637

.000

.351

.204, .605

.000

Separated/divorced

   

1.023

.827, 1.266

.836

.997

.805, 1.236

.981

Widowed

   

1

1

Regional location

Ashanti

      

2.274

1.668, 3.100

.000

Western

      

1.460

1.060, 2.010

.020

Central

      

1.238

.899, 1.706

.191

Greater Accra

      

2.236

1.588, 3.148

.000

Volta

      

1.220

.869, 1.713

.252

Eastern

      

2.911

2.058, 4.117

.000

Upper East

      

.960

.646, 1.425

.839

Brong Ahafo

      

1.688

1.220, 2.337

.002

Northern

      

1.383

.993, 1.927

.055

Upper West

      

1

  
  1. OR Odd Ratio, CI = 95% Wald Confidence Interval for Exp(B), 1 = set to zero because the parameter is redundant