Table 1The Difference of Successful Aging by Characteristics of Subjects
Variables |
Characteristics |
Total |
Successful aging |
Usual aging |
χ2
|
p
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
Gender |
Male |
2,028 (45.00) |
637 (72.30) |
1,391 (38.36) |
329.94 |
<.001 |
Female |
2,479 (55.00) |
244 (27.70) |
2,235 (61.64) |
Age (year) |
65~74 |
2,676 (59.36) |
731 (82.88) |
1,945 (53.64) |
251.42 |
<.001 |
≥75 |
1,831 (40.64) |
151 (17.12) |
1,681 (46.35) |
Education |
No education |
993 (22.03) |
91 (10.33) |
902 (24.98) |
122.25 |
<.001 |
Elementary school |
1,566 (34.74) |
283 (32.12) |
1,283 (35.38) |
≥Middle school |
1,948 (43.22) |
507 (57.55) |
1,441 (39.74) |
Subjective economic status |
Good |
1,221 (27.10) |
347 (39.39) |
874 (24.11) |
157.03 |
<.001 |
Usual |
2,206 (48.96) |
450 (51.08) |
1,756 (48.44) |
Bad |
1,079 (23.94) |
84 (9.53) |
995 (27.45) |
Subjective health status |
Healthy |
863 (19.15) |
310 (35.18) |
553 (15.25) |
293.34 |
<.001 |
Usual |
1,894 (42.02) |
423 (48.01) |
1,471 (40.57) |
Unhealthy |
1,750 (38.83) |
148 (16.80) |
1,602 (44.18) |
Family support |
Supported spouse |
2,364 (52.45) |
639 (72.45) |
1,725 (47.59) |
199.30 |
<.001 |
Unsupported spouse |
802 (17.79) |
134 (15.19) |
668 (18.42) |
No spouse |
1,341 (29.75) |
109 (12.36) |
1,232 (33.99) |
Supported children |
2,236 (49.61) |
423 (47.96) |
1,813 (50.01) |
48.40 |
<.001 |
Unsupported children |
669 (14.84) |
76 (8.62) |
593 (16.36) |
No children |
1,602 (35.54) |
383 (43.42) |
1,219 (33.63) |
Table 2The Proportion of Successful Aging (N=4,507)
Domain |
n (%) |
Absence of diseases |
3,590 (79.66) |
Physical & mental function |
4,041 (89.66) |
Active engagement |
987 (21.89) |
Successful aging |
882 (19.56) |
Table 3Influencing Factors of Subjectives' Characteristics on Successful Aging
Variables |
Categories |
Successful aging (n=882) |
OR |
95% CI |
p
|
Gender |
Male |
1.00 |
|
|
Female |
0.29 |
0.25~0.36 |
<.001 |
Age (year) |
65~74 |
1.00 |
|
|
≥75 |
0.33 |
0.26~0.40 |
<.001 |
Education |
No education |
1.00 |
|
|
Elementary |
1.02 |
0.77~1.35 |
.887 |
≥Middle school |
0.77 |
0.58~1.06 |
.073 |
Subjective economic status |
Bad |
1.00 |
|
|
Usual |
1.86 |
1.42~2.44 |
<.001 |
good |
2.12 |
1.58~2.87 |
<.001 |
Subjective health status |
Unhealthy |
1.00 |
|
|
Usual |
2.02 |
1.63~2.52 |
<.001 |
healthy |
3.11 |
2.44~3.96 |
<.001 |
Family support |
No spouse |
1.00 |
|
|
Unsupported spouse |
1.43 |
1.05~1.94 |
.023 |
Supported spouse |
1.60 |
1.24~2.08 |
<.001 |
No children |
1.00 |
|
|
Unsupported children |
1.04 |
0.76~1.42 |
.810 |
Supported children |
1.08 |
0.90~1.30 |
.388 |
Likelihood ratio test |
χ2=757.35, df=12, p<.001 |
Goodness-of-fit test: Hosmer-Lemeshow |
χ2=7.03, df=8, p=.533 |
Correct Prediction (%) |
81.52 |
Nagelkerke R2
|
.25 |