Table 2 Results of multivariable logistic regression of variables associated with anxiety.

From: The association of daily gardening and healthy ageing in Singapore

Predictors

Gardening

 + Demographics

 + SES

 + Behaviours

 + Chronic diseases

Odds Ratios

CI

P

Odds Ratios

CI

P

Odds Ratios

CI

P

Odds Ratios

CI

P

Odds Ratios

CI

P

Gardening

 Non- or occasional gardening

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

 Daily gardening

0.74

0.40–1.29

0.302

0.90

0.48–1.62

0.726

0.88

0.46–1.64

0.703

0.86

0.44–1.62

0.641

0.81

0.41–1.55

0.540

Age

   

0.96

0.94–0.99

0.002

0.95

0.93–0.97

 < 0.001

0.95

0.92–0.97

 < 0.001

0.94

0.91–0.96

 < 0.001

Male vs. Female

   

1.14

0.68–1.94

0.618

0.98

0.56–1.71

0.936

1.08

0.60–1.98

0.787

1.10

0.60–2.03

0.759

Education

               

 Low Education [no/ primary/ secondary]

   

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

 High Education [A levels and above]

   

1.19

0.61–2.35

0.619

1.23

0.61–2.50

0.556

1.28

0.63–2.62

0.500

1.20

0.58–2.50

0.632

Work income

               

 Income < $5000

      

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

 Income > $5000

      

0.93

0.46–1.91

0.852

1.07

0.51–2.22

0.865

1.00

0.47–2.10

0.992

 Not working

      

2.25

1.14–4.53

0.021

2.52

1.25–5.18

0.011

2.38

1.17–4.97

0.018

Residence type

 HDB 1–3 Rooms

      

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

 HDB 4–5 Room / Executive

      

0.61

0.36–1.06

0.078

0.66

0.38–1.14

0.133

0.74

0.42–1.31

0.292

Community Participation (yes vs. no)

         

1.43

0.82–2.45

0.200

1.27

0.72–2.20

0.404

Smoking (yes vs. no)

         

1.71

0.82–3.52

0.146

1.57

0.72–3.36

0.246

Alcohol (yes vs. no)

         

0.90

0.46–1.73

0.764

0.86

0.43–1.69

0.677

Ideal Sleep (7–8 h) vs. others

         

0.62

0.33–1.14

0.136

0.68

0.35–1.26

0.231

Diabetes (yes vs. no)

            

3.51

1.49–8.43

0.004

Hypertension (yes vs. no)

            

0.59

0.23–1.41

0.245

Hyperlipidemia (yes vs. no)

            

1.85

0.78–4.37

0.160

(Intercept)

0.29

0.22–0.38

 < 0.001

1.40

0.32–6.18

0.652

3.09

0.64–15.05

0.160

2.54

0.49–13.50

0.269

4.28

0.75–25.51

0.105

Observations

386

386

386

386

386

          

R2 Tjur

0.003

0.054

0.086

0.102

0.138

          
  1. Significance values are in bold.