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Table 2 Odds Ratio (OR) for insomnia among older adults aged 60 + years, India, 2017-18

From: Prevalence and predictors of insomnia and its treatment-seeking among older adults in India

Characteristics

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Age group

  

 60–74®

1.00

1.00

 75–116

1.10** (1.03, 1.17)

1.33*** (1.26, 1.41)

Sex

  

 Male®

1.00

1.00

 Female

1.38*** (1.30, 1.47)

1.47*** (0.43, 0.46)

Living arrangement

  

 Living with spouse and children/ with distant relatives or non-relatives®

1.00

1.00

 Living alone/with distant relatives or non-relatives

1.18***(1.08, 1.29)

1.40*** (1.30, 1.51)

 Living with children and with distant relatives or non-relatives

1.14*** (1.07, 1.21)

1.39*** (1.32, 1.47)

Education

  

 Illiterate®

1.00

1.00

 Literate

0.87*** (0.81, 0.92)

0.74*** (0.70, 0.78)

Smoking statusa

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.08 (1.00, 1.17)

0.93* (0.87, 1.00)

Mass media exposurea

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.88*** (0.83, 0.94)

0.80*** (0.77, 0.84)

Physical activitya

  

 No / light®

1.00

1.00

 Moderate

0.80*** (0.74, 0.84)

0.79*** (0.75, 0.83)

 Vigorous

0.80*** (0.75, 0.86)

0.67*** (0.63, 0.71)

BMIa

  

 Normal weight®

1.00

1.00

 Underweight

1.16*** (1.08, 1.23)

1.20*** (1.13, 1.28)

 Obese

0.96 (0.90, 1.02)

1.08* (1.02, 1.15)

CVDsa, b

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.49*** (1.41, 1.57)

1.53*** (1.46, 1.60)

Lung Diseasesa, c

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.52*** (1.39, 1.67)

1.75*** (1.60, 1.90)

Bone/joint diseasesa, d

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.60*** (1.50, 1.71)

1.78*** (1.68, 1.89)

Religion

  

 Hindu®

1.00

1.00

 Non-Hindu

0.85*** (0.80, 0.91)

0.80*** (0.76, 0.84)

Social-group

  

 ST®

1.00

1.00

 SC

1.33*** (1.20, 1.47)

1.62*** (1.49, 1.76)

 OBC

1.38*** (1.27, 1.51)

1.58*** (1.47, 1.69)

 Non-SC/ST/OBC

1.33*** (1.21, 1.46)

1.50*** (1.39, 1.62)

MPCE Quintile

  

 Poorest®

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

1.01 (0.93, 1.09)

1.02 (0.95, 1.09)

 Middle

0.99 (0.92, 1.08)

1.00 (0.93, 1.07)

 Richer

1.03 (0.94, 1.11)

1.03 (0.96, 1.11)

 Richest

1.07 (0.98, 1.17)

1.10* (1.02, 1.18)

Residence

  

 Rural®

1.00

1.00

 Urban

0.86*** (0.80, 0.91)

0.86*** (0.82, 0.91)

Regione

  

 South®

1.00

1.00

 North

1.31*** (1.21, 1.42)

1.28*** (1.19, 1.37)

 Central

1.24*** (1.13, 1.36)

1.19*** (1.10, 1.29)

 East

1.05 (0.97, 1.15)

1.04 (0.97, 1.12)

 North East

0.90 (0.81, 1.00)

0.68*** (0.63, 0.75)

 West

1.13** (1.03, 1.23)

1.05 (0.97, 1.14)

  1. Note: ® Reference category, Significant at * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  2. • BMI = Body mass index; CVD = Cardiovascular disease; ST = Scheduled tribe; SC = Scheduled caste; OBC = Other backward classes; MPCE = Monthly per capita consumption expenditure
  3. a Total may not add to “n” due to missing cases
  4. b Cardiovascular diseases include hypertension, heart diseases and stroke (any one or more)
  5. c Lung diseases include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and bronchitis (any one or more)
  6. d Bone/joint diseases include arthritis, rheumatism and osteoporosis (any one or more)
  7. e Region include North (Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand), Central (Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), East (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal), North East (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura), West (Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra) and South (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana)