Table 3 Results of multivariable logistic regression of cognitive errors with psychiatric factors, life satisfaction and other background characteristics.

From: Late-life psychiatric factors and life satisfaction are associated with cognitive errors: evidence from an experimental module of a large-scale survey in India

 

Cognitive error

Cognitive error

Cognitive error

Cognitive error

Cognitive error

Variables

Crude odds ratio (cOR)

(CI)

P value

Crude odds ratio (cOR)

(CI)

P value

Crude odds ratio (cOR)

(CI)

P value

Crude odds ratio (cOR)

(CI)

P value

Adjusted odds ratio (aOR)

(CI)

P value

Depression symptom (Ref: No)

          

Yes

1.45

< 0.001

      

1.28

< 0.001

 

(1.32–1.58)

       

(1.16–1.41)

 

Life satisfaction score

  

0.99

< 0.001

    

0.99

0.002

   

(0.98–0.99)

     

(0.98–1.00)

 

Cognitive impairment (Ref: No)

    

1.31

< 0.001

  

1.13

0.090

Yes

    

(1.15–1.49)

   

(1.00–1.30)

 

Self-reported psychiatric/neurological conditions (Ref: No)

          

Yes

      

1.44

0.009

1.22

0.179

       

(1.09–1.88)

 

(0.91–1.61)

 

Age in years

        

1.00

0.596

         

(0.99–1.00)

 

Gender (Ref: Female)

          

Male

        

1.16

0.006

         

(1.04–1.28)

 

Educational attainment (Ref: No schooling)

          

Up to 5 years

        

0.94

0.292

         

(0.83–1.06)

 

6–10 years

        

0.89

0.078

         

(0.78–1.00)

 

More than 10 years

        

0.87

0.117

         

(0.72–1.04)

 

Social class (Ref: Scheduled Tribe)

          

Scheduled Caste

        

0.77

< 0.001

         

(0.68–0.89)

 

Other backward class

        

0.73

< 0.001

         

(0.63–0.82)

 

Others

        

0.57

< 0.001

         

(0.50–0.65)

 

Household economic status (Ref: Poorest)

          

Poorer

        

1.13

0.066

         

(1.00–1.29)

 

Middle

        

1.16

0.031

         

(1.01–1.32)

 

Richer

        

1.21

0.006

         

(1.06–1.38)

 

Richest

        

1.24

0.002

         

(1.08–1.43)

 

Marital status (Ref: In a union)

          

Not in a union

        

1.09

0.011

         

(1.00–1.21)

< 0.001

Social interaction (Ref: Yes)

          

No

        

1.28

< 0.001

         

(1.15–1.43)

 

Place of residence (Ref: Rural)

          

Urban

        

0.81

< 0.001

         

(0.74–0.89)

 

Self-reported health status (Ref: Good)

          

Poor

        

0.89

0.063

         

(0.79–1.00)

 

Activities of Daily Living (Ref: High)

          

Low

        

0.81

0.003

         

(0.70–0.93)

 

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (Ref: High)

          

Low

        

1.24

< 0.001

         

(1.12–1.37)

 

Morbidity Status (Ref: None)

          

One disease

        

0.98

0.781

         

(0.89–1.09)

 

Multi morbidity

        

1.00

0.931

         

(0.89–1.13)

 

Hearing loss (Ref: No)

          

Yes

        

1.02

0.799

         

(0.87–1.20)

 

Sleep disturbances

        

1.03

< 0.001

         

(1.02–1.04)

 

Engagement in vigorous physical activity (Ref: No)

          

Yes

        

0.85

0.001

         

(0.78–0.93)

 

Ever smoker (Ref: No)

          

Yes

        

0.78

< 0.001

         

(0.71–0.86)

 

Ever consume alcohol (Ref: No)

          

Yes

        

0.98

0.814

         

(0.87–1.11)

 

Reading habit (Ref: Daily)

          

Some times

        

1.36

< 0.001

         

(1.17–1.58)

 

Never

        

1.12

 
         

(0.97–1.30)

0.129

Constant

0.29

< 0.001

0.46

< 0.001

0.31

< 0.001

0.32

< 0.001

0.39

< 0.001

 

(0.28–0.30)

 

(0.40–0.53)

 

(0.30–0.32)

 

(0.31–0.33)

 

(0.27–0.56)

 

Sample

12,754

 

12,754

 

12,754

 

12,754

 

12,754

 
  1. Confidence Intervals in parentheses.