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Table 3 Odds ratio (OR) of treatment-seeking for insomnia in the past one month 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

1.04 (0.87, 1.24)

1.28** (1.10, 1.48)

Sex

  

 Male®

1.00

1.00

 Female

1.29** (1.08, 1.52)

1.34*** (1.18, 1.53)

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

0.77* (0.59, 1.00)

0.85 (0.68, 1.07)

 Living with children and with distant relatives or non-relatives

0.88 (0.74, 1.05)

1.12 (0.97, 1.29)

Education

  

 Illiterate®

1.00

1.00

 Literate

1.08 (0.91, 1.28)

1.35*** (1.19, 1.54)

Smoking statusa

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.90 (0.71, 1.15)

0.68*** (0.55, 0.84)

Mass media exposurea

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.85* (0.72, 1.00)

1.14* (1.00, 1.30)

Physical activitya

  

 No / light®

1.00

1.00

 Moderate

0.76*** (0.64, 0.89)

0.73*** (0.63, 0.84)

 Vigorous

0.60*** (0.49, 0.75)

0.43*** (0.35, 0.52)

BMIa

  

 Normal weight®

1.00

1.00

 Underweight

0.89 (0.72, 1.10)

0.68*** (0.56, 0.83)

 Obese

0.96 (0.81, 1.13)

1.48*** (1.27, 1.72)

CVDsa, b

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

2.65*** (2.27, 3.09)

3.51*** (3.06, 4.02)

Lung Diseasesa, c

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.59*** (1.28, 1.96)

1.90*** (1.56, 2.29)

Bone/joint diseasesa, d

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.36*** (1.16, 1.60)

1.78*** (1.54, 2.06)

Health insurancea

  

 No®

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.96 (0.80, 1.15)

0.77** (0.65, 0.91)

Religion

  

 Hindu®

1.00

1.00

 Non-Hindu

1.22* (1.04, 1.44)

1.25** (1.09, 1.43)

Social-group

  

 ST®

1.00

1.00

 SC

1.48* (1.05, 2.08)

1.80*** (1.36, 2.40)

 OBC

1.709*** (1.25, 2.31)

2.05*** (1.60, 2.64)

 Non-SC/ST/OBC

1.78*** (1.30, 2.42)

3.17*** (2.47, 4.06)

MPCE Quintile

  

 Poorest®

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

1.10 (0.85, 1.43)

1.24 (097, 1.57)

 Middle

1.22 (0.95, 1.58)

1.44** (1.14, 1.83)

 Richer

1.59*** (1.24, 2.03)

2.09*** (1.68, 2.61)

 Richest

1.85*** (1.44, 2.37)

2.65*** (2.14, 3.28)

Residence

  

 Rural®

1.00

1.00

 Urban

1.30*** (1.11, 1.53)

1.61*** (1.41, 1.83)

Regione

  

 South®

1.00

1.00

 North

1.71*** (1.38, 2.12)

1.85*** (1.55, 2.22)

 Central

1.18 (0.89, 1.56)

0.77* (0.60, 0.98)

 East

1.42** (1.12, 1.80)

1.14 (0.93, 1.39)

 North East

0.93 (0.66, 1.29)

0.59*** (0.44, 0.78)

 West

1.19 (0.93, 1.52)

1.08 (0.87, 1.35)

  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)