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Table 3
Odds ratios relating fracture and/or effects of stroke status and other selected characteristics to self-perceived health and life satisfaction, adults aged 60 or older, household population, Canada, 2003
 

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  Excellent or very good self-perceived mental health Somewhat to very satisfied with life Fair or poor general health Health is somewhat or much worse than 1 year ago
  Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
Fracture in past year and/or effects of stroke  
Hip fracture, no stroke 0.6 0.3 to 1.1 0.4 0.2 to 1.0 2.9* 1.6 to 5.3 5.3* 2.9 to 9.8
Thigh, knee, lower leg, ankle or foot fracture, no stroke 0.8 0.6 to 1.3 0.7 0.4 to 1.4 0.9 0.5 to 1.6 1.8* 1.2 to 3.0
Shoulder, arm, wrist or hand fracture, no stroke 1.2 0.8 to 2.0 0.5 0.3 to 1.0 1.1 0.7 to 1.8 1.2 0.8 to 1.9
Effects of stroke, no fracture 0.5* 0.4 to 0.6 0.3* 0.3 to 0.5 3.5* 2.8 to 4.4 1.7* 1.4 to 2.2
No fracture, no effects of stroke 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ...
Age 1.0* 1.0 to 1.0 1.0* 1.0 to 1.0 1.0* 1.0 to 1.0 1.0* 1.0 to 1.0
Sex  
Men 0.9 0.9 to 1.0 1.0 0.9 to 1.2 1.1 1.0 to 1.2 0.8* 0.7 to 0.9
Women 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ...
Living arrangements  
With kin 1.1 1.0 to 1.2 1.8* 1.6 to 2.1 1.0 0.9 to 1.0 1.0 0.9 to 1.1
With others, other living arrangements 0.9 0.8 to 1.1 1.4* 1.0 to 1.8 1.2 0.9 to 1.4 1.0 0.8 to 1.3
Alone 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ...
Very strong sense of community belonging  
Yes 1.8* 1.6 to 1.9 2.1* 1.8 to 2.5 0.7* 0.6 to 0.8 0.7* 0.6 to 0.8
No 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ...
Education  
Postsecondary graduation 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ...
Some postsecondary 1.1 0.9 to 1.3 0.8 0.6 to 1.1 1.0 0.8 to 1.3 1.1 0.9 to 1.4
Secondary graduation 0.9 0.8 to 1.0 0.8* 0.7 to 1.0 1.2* 1.0 to 1.3 1.0 0.9 to 1.2
Less than secondary graduation 0.5* 0.5 to 0.6 0.6* 0.6 to 0.8 1.9* 1.7 to 2.2 1.3* 1.2 to 1.5
Chronic condition(s)  
None or one 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ... 1.0 ...
Two or more 0.6* 0.6 to 0.7 0.4* 0.4 to 0.5 4.4* 4.0 to 4.8 2.2* 2.0 to 2.5
*  significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
 reference category
 continuous variable
...  not applicable
Note: Because of rounding, some odds ratios with 1.0 as the lower/upper confidence interval are statistically significant.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Hip fracture outcomes in the household population", Health Reports, Vol. 18, No. 4, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.