ORs and 95% CI per predictor for being member of the good, moderate or poor SRH trajectory group relative to the excellent group (n=8590*)
| Predictor | OR (95% CI) | |||
| Exc. SRH | Good SRH | Moderate SRH | Poor SRH | |
| n=471 | n=1716 | n=5637 | n=766 | |
| Age | ||||
| 65–69 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| 70–74 | Ref. | 0.99 (0.75 to 1.33) | 0.93 (0.72 to 1.19) | 1.03 (0.77 to 1.41) |
| 75–79 | Ref. | 1.38 (0.89 to 2.39) | 1.33 (0.88 to 2.18) | 1.34 (0.81 to 2.30) |
| ≥80 | Ref. | 1.15 (0.56 to 2.59) | 1.08 (0.60 to 2.31) | 1.12 (0.56 to 2.78) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Female† | Ref. | 1.03 (0.76 to 1.39) | 1.21 (0.95 to 1.55) | 1.43 (1.03 to 1.94) |
| Education | ||||
| Low | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Intermediate† | Ref. | 1.10 (0.78 to 1.53) | 0.87 (0.646 to 1.19) | 0.76 (0.51 to 1.12) |
| High† | Ref. | 0.96 (0.73 to 1.28) | 0.54 (0.41 to 0.68) | 0.47 (0.33 to 0.66) |
| Chronic diseases | ||||
| None | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| 1 | Ref. | 2.11 (1.54 to 2.93) | 3.55 (2.80 to 4.94) | 10.38 (7.38 to 14.72) |
| ≥2 | Ref. | 1.60 (0.92 to 3.30) | 5.29 (3.35 to 10.52) | 37.79 (22.35 to 71.75) |
| Physical activity for at least 30 min | ||||
| ≥5 days/week | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| 2–4 days/week† | Ref. | 0.99 (0.76 to 1.39) | 1.35 (1.08 to 1.80) | 1.61 (1.18 to 2.20) |
| ≤1 day/week | Ref. | 0.95 (0.54 to 1.76) | 1.42 (0.90 to 2.40) | 3.12 (1.76 to 5.16) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Former‡ | Ref. | 1.08 (0.82 to 1.42) | 1.15 (0.91 to 1.44) | 1.48 (1.11 to 1.98) |
| Current† | Ref. | 1.09 (0.66 to 1.95) | 1.42 (0.93 to 2.30) | 1.80 (1.02 to 3.16) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Abstainer | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Low risk | Ref. | 1.38 (0.93 to 2.16) | 0.86 (0.62 to 1.19) | 0.52 (0.35 to 0.77) |
| At risk | Ref. | 1.40 (0.97 to 2.12) | 0.78 (0.57 to 1.10) | 0.46 (0.31 to 0.70) |
| Sum score of physiological markers | ||||
| ≤2 affected | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| ≥3 affected | Ref. | 0.89 (0.69 to 1.21) | 1.10 (0.88 to 1.45) | 1.50 (1.14 to 2.03) |
Final trajectory model including identified predictors of SRH trajectory membership by multinomial logistic regression analysis (table 2, model 3) adjusted for age (5 year intervals from 65 years old), education and sex.
*3010 of 11 600 participants aged 65 years and older were excluded from the analysis due to missing data on covariates included in the final model.
†Wald tests showed no differences between poor and moderate SRH trajectories (p>0.05).
‡Wald tests showed no differences between moderate and good SRH trajectories (p>0.05).
Exc, excellent; Ref, reference category; SRH, self-rated health.