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Table 2 Unadjusted odds ratios and logistic regression model for living under the poverty threshold (n = 889), Flanders, 2010

From: What socio-demographic factors influence poverty and financial health care access among disabled people in Flanders: a cross-sectional study

   

Unadjusted

Modelb

 

Categories

% or mean

OR

[95% CI]

p

OR

[95% CI]

p

       

Pseudo R2 = 0.333

 

Gender

Male (ref)

55.8

      
 

Female

44.2

1.97

[1.42-2.74]

**

1.48

[1.01-2.17]

*

Age

Continuous

45.6

1.00

[0.98-1.01]

 

1.00

[0.98-1.01]

 

Level of dependence a

Category 5 (ref)

16.5

      
 

Category 1

20.6

17.45

[7.33-41.58]

**

16.40

[6.21-43.28]

**

 

Category 2

25.3

7.79

[3.26-18.61]

**

6.45

[2.49-16.68]

**

 

Category 3

22.0

5.29

[2.16-12.92]

**

4.13

[1.60-10.64]

*

 

Category 4

15.5

1.84

[0.65-5.19]

 

1.84

[0.63-5.41]

 

Children

No children (ref)

86.3

      
 

At least one child

13.7

6.93

[4.61-10.41]

**

3.42

[2.10-5.59]

**

Housing situation

Institution (ref)

26.7

      
 

Private tenant

21.3

5.18

[2.80-9.59]

**

0.85

[0.40-1.81]

 
 

Social tenant

17.3

5.55

[2.95-10.44]

**

1.16

[0.55-2.47]

 
 

House owner

34.8

5.17

[2.89-9.25]

**

0.68

[0.32-1.46]

 

Employment

Yes (ref)

23.4

      
 

No

76.6

1.24

[0.83-1.85]

 

2.64

[1.65-4.21]

**

Living situation

Alone (ref)

58.3

      
 

Not alone

41.7

4.60

[3.23-6.53]

**

2.58

[1.46-4.54]

**

Partner

No (ref)

74.2

      
 

Yes

25.8

3.69

[2.62-5.20]

**

1.52

[0.88-2.64]

 
  1. *p = <0.05, **p = <0.001.
  2. aIn Belgium, disabled people are assessed according to categories of dependence. These categories determine the financial allowance received and go from one, i.e. the lowest level of dependence, to five, i.e. the highest level of dependence.
  3. bModel contains all variables from unadjusted analysis.
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