Research Article
Assessment of Disability and Factors Determining Disability among Inhabitants of South-Eastern Poland Aged 71–80 Years
Table 3
Logistic regression model showing factors related to at least a moderate disability level.
| | | Disabled with a minimum moderate level of disability | | Variable | | Odds ratio | 95% CI | p value |
| Age | | 1.17 | 1.10–1.25 | <0.001 | Number of chronic diseases | | 1.14 | 1.08–1.21 | <0.001 | Education | At least vocational level (versus at least secondary comprehensive level) | 1.40 | 1.01–2.08 | 0.040 | Performing exercises | One to three times a week (versus no exercise) | 0.38 | 0.21–0.69 | 0.001 | | Four and more times a week (versus no exercise) | 0.18 | 0.10–0.32 | <0.001 | Home adaptation | Not fully adapted (versus fully adopted) | 7.81 | 5.07–12.00 | <0.001 | Opportunity to use help of other people | No (versus those with the opportunity to use help of other people) | 1.56 | 1.04–2.33 | 0.030 |
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