Table 2 Weighted differences in IC scores across subgroups of demographic factors, socioeconomic status and multimorbidity

From: An assessment of intrinsic capacity among older Indian adults from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India

 

Model 1

Model 2

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Age (years)

 45–49

Reference

<0.0001

Reference

<0.0001

 50–54

−2.39 (−2.72 to −2.06)

 

−0.92 (−1.19 to −0.65)

 

 55–59

−3.84 (−4.18 to −3.50)

 

−1.75 (−2.02 to −1.48)

 

 60–64

−5.50 (−5.84 to −5.16)

 

−2.81 (−3.09 to −2.54)

 

 65–69

−7.11 (−7.48 to −6.75)

 

−4.18 (−4.49 to −3.88)

 

 70–74

−9.90 (−10.34 to −9.90)

 

−6.32 (−6.69 to −5.95)

 

 75–79

−12.08 (−12.65 to −11.51)

 

−8.06 (−8.54 to −7.58)

 

 80–84

−15.34 (−16.10 to −14.58)

 

−10.60 (−11.3 to −9.93)

 

 85+

−19.97 (−20.93 to −19.02)

 

−14.43 (−15.3 to −13.6)

 

Sex

 Women

Reference

<0.0001

Reference

<0.0001

 Men

7.91 (7.70 to 8.12)

 

4.50 (4.32 to 4.69)

 

Education

 Less than primary

Reference

<0.0001

Reference

<0.0001

 Primary/middle school

9.30 (9.08 to 9.52)

 

6.45 (6.23 to 6.66)

 

 Secondary school

13.73 (13.49 to 13.96)

 

9.56 (9.31 to 9.80)

 

 Higher education

16.51 (16.17 to 16.84)

 

11.62 (11.27 to 11.97)

 

MPCE

 Quintile 1 (poorest)

Reference

<0.0001

Reference

<0.0001

 Quintile 2

1.44 (1.09 to 1.79)

 

0.74 (0.47 to 1.01)

 

 Quintile 3

2.50 (2.15 to 2.85)

 

1.23 (0.96 to 1.50)

 

 Quintile 4

3.87 (3.52 to 4.22)

 

1.86 (1.59 to 2.13)

 

 Quintile 5 (richest)

5.39 (5.03 to 5.75)

 

2.31 (2.02 to 2.59)

 

Place of residence

 Rural

Reference

<0.0001

Reference

<0.0001

 Urban

5.33 (5.10 to 5.57)

 

2.49 (2.30 to 2.68)

 

Marital status

 Married/cohabitation

Reference

<0.0001

Reference

<0.0001

 Windowed

−8.62 (−8.89 to −8.34)

 

−1.95 (−2.19 to −1.70)

 

 Divorced/separated/deserted

−3.63 (−4.65 to −2.62)

 

−1.50 (−2.24 to −0.75)

 

 Never married

−0.88 (−2.16 to 0.40)

 

−2.76 (−3.69 to −1.83)

 

Multimorbidity

 0

Reference

<0.0001

Reference

<0.0001

 1

−0.74 (−1.00 to −0.48)

 

−0.18 (−0.38 to 0.02)

 

 2 or more

−1.07 (−1.36 to −0.77)

 

−0.54 (−0.78 to −0.31)

 
  1. Model 1 is the univariable model.
  2. Model 2 is the multivariable model including all the variables.
  3. P values were calculated using the Wald test, two sided, with no adjustment for multiple comparisons.