Table 5 Association between health-related quality of life (HRQOL)# with fall and injuries among older people aged 60 and above years, India, LASI (2017-18).
From: Linkages of quality of life with falls and injuries among older people in India
Characteristics | Model I | Model II | Model III | Model IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted OR [95% CI] | Adjusted OR [95% CI] | Unadjusted OR [95% CI] | Adjusted OR [95% CI] | |
Falls | ||||
No fall (Ref.) | ||||
Minor fall | 0.55***(0.549 0.551) | 0.70***(0.698 0.701) | ||
Major fall | 0.53***(0.527 0.528) | 0.61***(0.614 0.615) | ||
Injuries | ||||
No injury (Ref.) | ||||
Injury | 0.54***(0.538 0.539) | 0.65***(0.65 0.651) | ||
Age group | ||||
60–64 Years (Ref.) | ||||
65–69 Years | 0.91***(0.909 0.91) | 0.91***(0.909 0.911) | ||
70–74 Years | 0.76***(0.756 0.757) | 0.76***(0.756 0.757) | ||
75 + Years | 0.51***(0.505 0.506) | 0.51***(0.507 0.508) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male (Ref.) | ||||
Female | 0.69***(0.686 0.688) | 0.68***(0.681 0.683) | ||
Place of residence | ||||
Rural (Ref.) | ||||
Urban | 1.25***(1.248 1.25) | 1.25***(1.248 1.25) | ||
Level of education | ||||
Illiterate (0 year) (Ref.) | ||||
Less than 5 years | 1.26***(1.255 1.258) | 1.26***(1.255 1.257) | ||
5–9 years completed | 1.44***(1.437 1.441) | 1.44***(1.437 1.44) | ||
10 years or more | 2.44***(2.433 2.439) | 2.44***(2.437 2.443) | ||
Marital Status | ||||
Currently married (Ref.) | ||||
Widowed | 0.89***(0.884 0.892) | 0.90***(0.897 0.905) | ||
Others | 0.90***(0.892 0.901) | 0.91***(0.906 0.915) | ||
Region | ||||
North (Ref.) | ||||
Central | 0.62***(0.618 0.62) | 0.62***(0.615 0.617) | ||
East | 0.54***(0.544 0.545) | 0.54***(0.543 0.544) | ||
North-east | 0.89***(0.885 0.891) | 0.90***(0.892 0.899) | ||
West | 0.60***(0.601 0.603) | 0.60***(0.6 0.602) | ||
South | 0.81***(0.806 0.808) | 0.81***(0.804 0.806) | ||
Caste | ||||
Scheduled Caste (Ref.) | ||||
Scheduled Tribe | 1.00***(1.004 1.007) | 1.02***(1.014 1.017) | ||
Other Backward Classes | 1.00***(0.995 0.997) | 1.01***(1.006 1.008) | ||
Others | 0.98***(0.983 0.985) | 0.99***(0.984 0.986) | ||
Living arrangements | ||||
Living alone (Ref.) | ||||
Living with spouse | 1.17***(1.168 1.179) | 1.19***(1.186 1.197) | ||
Living with other but not spouse | 1.09***(1.09 1.094) | 1.09***(1.085 1.089) | ||
Work Status | ||||
Currently working (Ref.) | ||||
Ever worked but not working currently | 0.59***(0.586 0.587) | 0.59***(0.589 0.59) | ||
Never Worked | 0.72***(0.716 0.717) | 0.73***(0.724 0.725) | ||
MPCE wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest (Ref.) | ||||
Poorer | 1.16***(1.158 1.16) | 1.15***(1.149 1.152) | ||
Middle | 1.20***(1.198 1.2) | 1.20***(1.195 1.198) | ||
Richer | 1.19***(1.185 1.188) | 1.18***(1.182 1.185) | ||
Richest | 1.18***(1.179 1.182) | 1.17***(1.164 1.167) | ||
Multimorbidity | ||||
No morbidity (Ref.) | ||||
One morbidity | 0.64***(0.639 0.64) | 0.64***(0.637 0.638) | ||
2 + morbidity | 0.38***(0.383 0.383) | 0.38***(0.379 0.38) | ||
/cut1 | −0.54(−0.536 −0.535) | −1.54(−1.544 −1.534) | −0.51(−0.51 −0.51) | −1.51(−1.51 −1.5) |
/cut2 | 0.75(0.744 0.745) | −0.10(−0.103 −0.093) | 0.76(0.76 0.76) | −0.07(−0.07 −0.07) |
