Table 3
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to nutritional risk, by sex, household population aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2008/2009

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Table summary
This table displays the results of unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to nutritional risk. The information is grouped by characteristics (appearing as row headers), men, women, unadjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Men Women
Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Demographic  
Age group  
65 to 74Note † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
75 or older 1.08 0.93 1.26 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.21Note * 1.07 1.37 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Age (continuous) 1.01 1.00 1.02 0.99 0.98 1.00 1.01Note * 1.00 1.02 0.98Note * 0.97 0.99
Education  
Less than secondary school graduation 1.31Note * 1.12 1.53 0.96 0.80 1.15 1.42Note * 1.26 1.61 1.11 0.96 1.29
Secondary school graduationNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Income quintile  
1 1.79Note * 1.44 2.22 1.46Note * 1.16 1.85 1.49Note * 1.26 1.76 1.09 0.92 1.30
2 1.24 1.00 1.55 1.18 0.94 1.48 1.16 0.96 1.42 1.14 0.93 1.41
3 1.13 0.89 1.43 1.15 0.90 1.47 0.95 0.74 1.21 1.01 0.78 1.29
4 1.01 0.75 1.36 1.06 0.78 1.46 0.85 0.62 1.15 1.06 0.78 1.45
5Note † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Social  
Living arrangements  
Alone 3.19Note * 2.73 3.73 2.86Note * 2.39 3.42 2.01Note * 1.78 2.27 1.85Note * 1.61 2.12
With othersNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Tangible social support  
HighNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Low 2.30Note * 1.89 2.80 1.31Note * 1.06 1.62 1.96Note * 1.68 2.29 1.49Note * 1.26 1.75
Social participation  
FrequentNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Infrequent 1.62Note * 1.36 1.93 1.46Note * 1.20 1.76 1.68Note * 1.44 1.95 1.43Note * 1.22 1.69
Transport  
Regular driverNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Non-driver 1.64Note * 1.32 2.04 1.12 0.87 1.43 1.37Note * 1.20 1.55 1.11 0.96 1.28
Mental and physical well-being  
Depression  
Yes 3.58Note * 1.96 6.54 2.77Note * 1.51 5.06 3.06Note * 2.14 4.37 2.21Note * 1.54 3.17
NoNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Disability  
No/MildNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Moderate/Severe 1.85Note * 1.58 2.17 1.59Note * 1.32 1.90 2.30Note * 2.02 2.61 1.82Note * 1.58 2.11
 
0 or 1Note † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 to 4 1.34Note * 1.14 1.58 1.31Note * 1.10 1.56 1.60Note * 1.40 1.84 1.42Note * 1.23 1.63
5 or more 2.18Note * 1.54 3.11 1.69Note * 1.17 2.44 3.31Note * 2.60 4.23 2.23Note * 1.71 2.91
Oral health  
Good/Very good/ExcellentNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Fair/Poor 1.51Note * 1.20 1.89 1.19 0.94 1.52 2.00Note * 1.64 2.44 1.54Note * 1.27 1.88
... not applicable
Note †

reference category

Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

Source: 2008/2009 Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging.