Table 3 Prevalence (%) of VI among older adults according to background characteristics by sex, India, LASI Wave 1, 2017–18
Background characteristics | Male | Female | Difference | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | |||
Diabetes | ||||
No | 34.6 | 41.6 | -7.0 | 0.001 |
Yes | 29.2 | 30.9 | -1.6 | 0.001 |
Hypertension | ||||
No | 34.1 | 40.4 | -6.3 | 0.001 |
Yes | 33.0 | 39.4 | -6.4 | 0.001 |
Stroke | ||||
No | 33.6 | 40.0 | -6.4 | 0.000 |
Yes | 39.7 | 41.5 | -1.8 | 0.307 |
Heart Disease | ||||
No | 33.8 | 40.5 | -6.7 | 0.001 |
Yes | 33.3 | 30.9 | 2.4 | 0.001 |
Age group (in years) | ||||
Young-old (60–69) | 28.9 | 36.5 | -7.7 | 0.001 |
Old-old (70–79) | 38.4 | 44.7 | -6.3 | 0.001 |
Oldest-old (80 +) | 47.8 | 47.4 | 0.4 | 0.290 |
Education | ||||
No education | 41.4 | 43.1 | -1.8 | 0.001 |
Primary | 34.7 | 36.8 | -2.1 | 0.001 |
Secondary | 26.2 | 23.5 | 2.7 | 0.758 |
Higher | 18.9 | 26.2 | -7.3 | 0.103 |
Marital status | ||||
Currently married | 32.3 | 38.0 | -5.7 | 0.001 |
Widowed | 38.6 | 41.8 | -3.2 | 0.001 |
Othersa | 48.9 | 38.2 | 10.7 | 0.408 |
Working status | ||||
Never worked | 44.7 | 41.4 | 3.3 | 0.556 |
Currently working | 29.9 | 38.0 | -8.1 | 0.001 |
Not currently working | 36.4 | 39.3 | -3.0 | 0.001 |
Currently smoke tobacco | ||||
No | 33.9 | 40.0 | -6.2 | 0.001 |
Yes | 33.5 | 39.6 | -6.1 | 0.001 |
Currently chew tobacco | ||||
No | 33.2 | 40.0 | -6.8 | 0.001 |
Yes | 35.4 | 40.2 | -4.8 | 0.001 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||
No | 33.4 | 39.9 | -6.5 | 0.001 |
Yes | 34.8 | 44.5 | -9.7 | 0.001 |
MPCE quintile | ||||
Poorest | 38.2 | 42.0 | -3.9 | 0.001 |
Poorer | 36.5 | 42.9 | -6.5 | 0.001 |
Middle | 32.8 | 40.1 | -7.4 | 0.001 |
Richer | 31.2 | 36.4 | -5.3 | 0.001 |
Richest | 29.2 | 37.5 | -8.3 | 0.001 |
Religion | ||||
Hindu | 33.6 | 40.1 | -6.6 | 0.001 |
Muslim | 31.6 | 38.4 | -6.8 | 0.001 |
Christian | 40.9 | 42.6 | -1.7 | 0.001 |
Othersb | 40.4 | 40.8 | -0.5 | 0.136 |
Caste | ||||
Scheduled Caste | 40.0 | 43.2 | -3.2 | 0.001 |
Scheduled Tribe | 37.4 | 43.1 | -5.6 | 0.001 |
Other Backward Class | 33.4 | 38.9 | -5.6 | 0.001 |
Others | 29.0 | 37.9 | -8.9 | 0.001 |
Place of residence | ||||
Rural | 36.3 | 42.6 | -6.3 | 0.001 |
Urban | 26.8 | 34.2 | -7.4 | 0.001 |
Region | ||||
North | 35.0 | 47.6 | -12.6 | 0.001 |
Central | 34.4 | 39.3 | -4.8 | 0.001 |
East | 37.2 | 43.6 | -6.4 | 0.001 |
Northeast | 44.3 | 53.9 | -9.6 | 0.001 |
West | 23.6 | 30.0 | -6.3 | 0.001 |
South | 34.2 | 38.6 | -4.3 | 0.001 |
Overall | 33.8 | 40.0 | -6.2 | 0.001 |