Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Data Collection
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Measurement of Functional Disability
2.2.2. Measurement of Social Capital
2.2.3. Measurement of other Variables
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Results of Descriptive Analysis
3.2. Results of Logistic Analysis
3.3. Results of Classification and Regression Tree Model
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Total n = 1810 | Robust n = 1032 | Limited n = 778 | χ2 | p-Value * |
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Age, years, N (%) | 130.366 | <0.001 | |||
60–64 | 399 (22.0) | 281 (27.2) | 118 (15.2) | ||
65–69 | 424 (23.4) | 267 (25.9) | 157 (20.2) | ||
70–74 | 421 (23.3) | 262 (25.4) | 159 (20.4) | ||
75–79 | 282 (15.6) | 135 (13.1) | 147 (18.9) | ||
≥80 | 284 (15.7) | 87 (8.4) | 197 (25.3) | ||
Gender N (%) | 57.518 | <0.001 | |||
Male | 770 (42.5) | 518 (50.2) | 252 (32.4) | ||
Female | 1040 (57.5) | 514 (49.8) | 526 (67.6) | ||
BMI, kg/m2, N (%) | 26.910 | <0.001 | |||
<18.5 | 189 (10.4) | 88 (8.5) | 101 (13.0) | ||
18.5–22.9 | 825 (45.6) | 439 (42.5) | 386 (49.6) | ||
23.0–27.4 | 644 (35.6) | 411 (39.8) | 233 (29.9) | ||
≥27.5 | 152 (8.4) | 94 (9.1) | 58 (7.5) | ||
Residence N (%) | 91.924 | <0.001 | |||
Urban | 801 (44.3) | 557 (54.0) | 244 (31.4) | ||
Rural | 1009 (55.7) | 475 (46.0) | 534 (68.6) | ||
Living status N (%) | 1.418 | 0.234 | |||
Living with others | 1567 (86.6) | 902 (87.4) | 665 (85.5) | ||
Living alone | 243 (13.4) | 130 (12.6) | 113 (14.5) | ||
Marital status N (%) | 41.402 | <0.001 | |||
Married/Cohabited | 1402 (77.5) | 856 (82.9) | 546 (70.2) | ||
Single | 408 (22.5) | 176 (17.1) | 232 (29.8) | ||
Education N (%) | 173.182 | <0.001 | |||
Primary school and below | 1291 (71.3) | 613 (59.4) | 678 (87.1) | ||
Junior school | 291 (16.1) | 221 (21.4) | 70 (9.0) | ||
High school and above | 228 (12.6) | 198 (19.2) | 30 (3.9) | ||
Smoking status N (%) | 43.239 | <0.001 | |||
Nonsmoking | 1412 (78.0) | 752 (72.9) | 660 (84.8) | ||
Former smoking | 99 (5.5) | 59 (5.7) | 40 (5.1) | ||
Current Smoking | 299 (16.5) | 221 (21.4) | 78 (10.0) | ||
Drinking status N (%) | 23.469 | <0.001 | |||
Nondrinking | 1484 (82.0) | 816 (79.1) | 668 (85.9) | ||
Former drinking | 70 (3.9) | 35 (3.4) | 35 (4.5) | ||
Current Drinking | 256 (14.1) | 181 (17.5) | 75 (9.6) | ||
Multimorbidity N (%) | 66.651 | <0.001 | |||
No | 1244 (68.7) | 789 (76.5) | 455 (58.5) | ||
Yes | 566 (31.3) | 243 (23.5) | 323 (41.5) | ||
Social participation N (%) | 48.281 | <0.001 | |||
High | 1043 (57.6) | 667 (64.6) | 376 (48.3) | ||
Low | 767 (42.4) | 365 (35.4) | 402 (51.7) | ||
Social support N (%) | 0.373 | 0.541 | |||
High | 906 (50.1) | 523 (50.7) | 383 (49.2) | ||
Low | 904 (49.9) | 509 (49.3) | 395 (50.8) | ||
Social connection N (%) | 45.604 | <0.001 | |||
High | 1279 (70.7) | 794 (76.9) | 485 (62.3) | ||
Low | 531 (29.3) | 238 (23.1) | 293 (37.7) | ||
Trust N (%) | 6.069 | 0.014 | |||
High | 1023 (56.5) | 609 (59.0) | 414 (53.2) | ||
Low | 787 (43.5) | 423 (41.0) | 364 (46.8) | ||
Cohesion N (%) | 9.802 | 0.002 | |||
High | 1078 (59.6) | 647 (62.7) | 431 (55.4) | ||
Low | 732 (40.4) | 385 (37.3) | 347 (44.6) | ||
Reciprocity N (%) | 13.368 | <0.001 | |||
High | 978 (54.0) | 596 (57.8) | 382 (49.1) | ||
Low | 832 (46.0) | 436 (42.2) | 396 (50.9) |
Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
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Age, years | ||
60–64 | (reference) | (reference) |
65–69 | 1.40 (1.05–1.87) * | 1.18 (0.85–1.64) |
70–74 | 1.45 (1.08–1.93) * | 1.49 (1.06–2.07) * |
75–79 | 2.59 (1.89–3.56) ** | 2.97 (2.04–4.34) ** |
≥80 | 5.39 (3.87–7.51) ** | 6.01 (4.03–8.97) ** |
Gender | ||
Male | (reference) | (reference) |
Female | 2.10 (1.73–2.55) ** | 1.74 (1.31–2.31) ** |
BMI, kg/m2 | ||
18.5–22.9 = normal weight | (reference) | (reference) |
<18.5 = underweight | 1.31 (0.95–1.79) | 0.91 (0.63–1.33) |
23.0–27.4 = overweight | 0.64 (0.52–0.80) ** | 0.73 (0.57–0.94) ** |
≥27.5 = obese | 0.70 (0.49–1.00) | 0.61 (0.40–0.92) ** |
Residence | ||
Urban | (reference) | (reference) |
Rural | 2.57 (2.11–3.12) ** | 2.29 (1.80–2.91) ** |
Living status | ||
Living with others | (reference) | (reference) |
Living alone | 1.18 (0.90–1.55) | 0.44 (0.30–0.65) ** |
Marital status | ||
Married/Cohabited | (reference) | (reference) |
Single | 2.07 (1.65–2.58) ** | 1.55 (1.12–2.14) * |
Education | ||
High school and above | (reference) | (reference) |
Junior school | 2.09 (1.31–3.34) * | 1.87 (1.12–3.11) * |
Primary school and below | 7.30 (4.90–10.88) ** | 4.67 (2.98–7.31) ** |
Smoking status | ||
Nonsmoking | (reference) | (reference) |
Former smoking | 0.77 (0.51–1.17) | 0.93 (0.52–1.64) |
Current Smoking | 0.40 (0.30–0.53) ** | 0.52 (0.36–0.76) * |
Drinking status | ||
Nondrinking | (reference) | (reference) |
Former drinking | 1.22 (0.76–1.97) | 2.03 (1.05–3.91) * |
Current Drinking | 0.51 (0.38–0.68) ** | 0.90 (0.62–1.29) |
Multimorbidity | ||
No | (reference) | (reference) |
Yes | 2.30 (1.88–2.82) ** | 2.32 (1.83–2.95) ** |
Social participation | ||
High | (reference) | (reference) |
Low | 1.95 (1.62–2.36) ** | 1.60 (1.26–2.03) ** |
Social support | ||
High | (reference) | (reference) |
Low | 1.06 (0.88–1.28) | 0.73 (0.57–0.94) * |
Social connection | ||
High | (reference) | (reference) |
Low | 2.02 (1.64–2.47) ** | 1.74 (1.34–2.25) ** |
Trust | ||
High | (reference) | (reference) |
Low | 1.27 (1.05–1.53) * | 0.95 (0.73–1.24) |
Cohesion | ||
High | (reference) | (reference) |
Low | 1.35 (1.12–1.64) * | 0.90 (0.69–1.18) |
Reciprocity | ||
High | (reference) | (reference) |
Low | 1.42 (1.18–1.71) ** | 1.16 (0.89–1.52) |
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Bai, Z.; Wang, Z.; Shao, T.; Qin, X.; Hu, Z. Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082775
Bai Z, Wang Z, Shao T, Qin X, Hu Z. Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(8):2775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082775
Chicago/Turabian StyleBai, Zhongliang, Zijing Wang, Tiantai Shao, Xia Qin, and Zhi Hu. 2020. "Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 8: 2775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082775