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Table 5 Multidimensional analysis of health ageing predictors by country groups – logistic regression results

From: Predictors of healthy ageing: public health policy targets

		Western Europe				Southern Europe				Central-Eastern Europe
Male or female		OR	95 % CI			OR	95 % CI			OR	95 % CI
Male or female		OR	Lower level	Upper level	p	OR	Lower level	Lower level	p	OR	Lower level	Lower level	p
Male	60–67	1				1				1
	68–79	0.630	0.478	0.831	0.001	0.840	0.660	1.068	0.155	0.710	0.519	0.973	0.033
	> = 80	0.425	0.288	0.627	0.000	0.466	0.330	0.658	0.000	0.451	0.263	0.773	0.004
	Income (log)	0.980	0.868	1.106	0.741	0.992	0.896	1.099	0.883	1.088	0.858	1.378	0.487
	Elementary educ.	1				1				1
	Secondary educ.	0.972	0.715	1.321	0.856	1.680	1.213	2.326	0.002	0.929	0.650	1.327	0.684
	University educ.	1.240	0.893	1.723	0.200	2.015	1.290	3.147	0.002	1.251	0.788	1.984	0.342
	Index lifestyle	1.340	1.232	1.457	0.000	1.436	1.336	1.544	0.000	1.277	1.163	1.402	0.000
	Index psychosocial	1.741	1.458	2.079	0.000	1.687	1.494	1.904	0.000	1.530	1.301	1.799	0.000
Female	60–67	1				1				1
	68–79	0.710	0.662	1.122	0.269	0.478	0.377	0.607	0.000	0.474	0.331	0.679	0.000
	> = 80	0.451	0.403	0.851	0.005	0.248	0.169	0.362	0.000	0.270	0.142	0.514	0.000
	Income (log)	1.260	1.079	1.472	0.003	1.033	0.942	1.133	0.492	0.971	0.819	1.151	0.736
	Elementary educ.	1				1				1
	Secondary educ.	0.969	0.742	1.266	0.818	1.677	1.188	2.367	0.003	1.473	1.038	2.089	0.030
	University educ.	0.909	0.654	1.263	0.571	1.587	0.968	2.601	0.067	1.930	1.089	3.419	0.024
	Index lifestyle	1.354	1.237	1.482	0.000	1.244	1.147	1.350	0.000	1.139	1.027	1.264	0.014
	Index psychosocial	1.688	1.411	2.020	0.000	1.634	1.443	1.850	0.000	1.527	1.274	1.830	0.000

Source: own calculations

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