(A) Odds ratios* (and 95%CI) for disability in self care and mobility activities in older European men and women
| GEE logistic regression analyses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | OR | 95% CI | p Value |
| *Derived from models including age in years (as two terms, age and age2) and region (1 = north, 2 = south) (all models), study (1 = SENECA, 2 = FINE), and follow up (1–3). | |||
| Self care | |||
| Age | 0.71 | (0.50 to 1.00) | 0.048 |
| Age2 | 1.00 | (1.00 to 1.01) | 0.007 |
| Region | 0.93 | (0.78 to 1.12) | 0.459 |
| Study | 1.06 | (0.86 to 1.31) | 0.577 |
| Follow up | 0.87 | (0.77 to 1.00) | 0.048 |
| Mobility | |||
| Age | 0.58 | (0.42 to 0.79) | 0.001 |
| Age2 | 1.00 | (1.00 to 1.01) | <0.001 |
| Region | 0.75 | (0.64 to 0.87) | <0.001 |
| Study | 0.85 | (0.71 to 1.00) | 0.053 |
| Follow up | 0.98 | (0.87 to 1.10) | 0.707 |
| Women | |||
| Self care | |||
| Age | 1.33 | (0.65 to 2.73) | 0.440 |
| Age2 | 1.00 | (0.99 to 1.00) | 0.783 |
| Region | 0.75 | (0.58 to 0.97) | 0.031 |
| Follow up | 0.64 | (0.43 to 0.96) | 0.031 |
| Mobility | |||
| Age | 0.64 | (0.34 to 1.19) | 0.160 |
| Age2 | 1.00 | (1.00 to 1.01) | 0.093 |
| Region | 0.66 | (0.53 to 0.83) | <0.001 |
| Follow up | 0.96 | (0.67 to 1.36) | 0.812 |