Predictors of low quality of life in the overall population and men and women
| Overall | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95%CI) | p | Odds ratio (95%CI) | p | Odds ratio (95%CI) | p | |
| Demographic variables | ||||||
| Age | – | 0.000 | – | 0.000 | – | 0.000 |
| Male | 0.889 (0.677 to 1.168) | 0.398 | – | – | – | – |
| With medical card | 1.360 (1.030 to 1.797) | 0.030 | 1.261 (0.788 to 2.017) | 0.333 | 1.293 (0.908 to 1.842) | 0.154 |
| Dissatisfied with financial security | 2.043 (1.558 to 2.679) | 0.000 | 1.988 (1.283 to 3.081) | 0.002 | 2.126 (1.491 to 3.030) | 0.000 |
| <15 years in area | 0.663 (0.484 to 0.909) | 0.011 | 0.671 (0.384 to 1.171) | 0.160 | 0.662 (0.447 to 0.980) | 0.039 |
| Single | 1.257 (0.781 to 2.024) | 0.346 | 0.785 (0.371 to 1.663) | 0.528 | 1.600 (0.852 to 3.004) | 0.144 |
| With children | 1.168 (0.752 to 1.812) | 0.490 | 0.698 (0.337 to 1.443) | 0.332 | 1.594 (0.908 to 2.798) | 0.105 |
| Primary school or less | 1.204 (0.827 to 1.753) | 0.332 | 1.850 (1.044 to 3.277) | 0.035 | 0.931 (0.557 to 1.556) | 0.786 |
| Social network 1 | ||||||
| Concerned, lack of close neighbours | 1.191 (0.855 to 1.659) | 0.302 | 1.373 (0.780 to 2.416) | 0.272 | 1.103 (0.725 to 1.677) | 0.648 |
| Concerned, limited opportunities to meet others | 1.490 (1.081 to 2.055) | 0.015 | 1.309 (0.740 to 2.315) | 0.355 | 1.561 (1.046 to 2.330) | 0.029 |
| Social network 2 | ||||||
| Concerned, distance to health care | 0.876 (0.641 to 1.197) | 0.406 | 1.059 (0.632 to 1.774) | 0.827 | 0.802 (0.539 to 1.192) | 0.275 |
| Concerned, distance to shopping opportunities | 1.008 (0.678 to 1.497) | 0.970 | 1.596 (0.824 to 3.095) | 0.166 | 0.768 (0.463 to 1.276) | 0.309 |
| Concerned, lack of public services | 1.054 (0.790 to 1.406) | 0.722 | 0.911 (0.567 to 1.463) | 0.700 | 1.199 (0.829 to 1.733) | 0.335 |
| Self rated health | 2.488 (1.890 to 3.275) | 0.000 | 2.211 (1.392 to 3.510) | 0.001 | 2.709 (1.909 to 3.845) | 0.000 |
| Psychosocial | ||||||
| Dissatisfied with work | 1.870 (1.337 to 2.615) | 0.000 | 1.750 (0.993 to 3.081) | 0.053 | 2.085 (1.360 to 3.194) | 0.001 |
| Low perceived empowerment | 1.463 (1.126 to 1.901) | 0.004 | 2.130 (1.384 to 3.276) | 0.001 | 1.143 (0.815 to 1.603) | 0.439 |
| Health risk behaviour | ||||||
| Smoker/ex smoker | 0.802 (0.618 to 1.040) | 0.096 | 0.839 (0.547 to 1.288) | 0.423 | 0.815 (0.581 to 1.144) | 0.237 |