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J Epidemiol Community Health 57:622-627 doi:10.1136/jech.57.8.622
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Continuing inequality: gender and social class influences on self perceived health after a heart attack

Table 7

Health status at one year by car access, adjusted for age, gender, and and six week baseline

Car access No car access Difference (unadjusted) car access to no car access Difference (adjusted for age, gender, and six week baseline)
Domain N Mean SD N Mean SD Mean diff CI p Mean diff CI p
SF36—physical functioning 143 65.7 27.6 44 54.0 26.1 11.6 2.4 to 20.9 0.014 1.3 −6.3 to 9.0 0.722
SF36—role limitations−physical 135 51.2 44.5 40 35.6 42.7 15.6 −0.5 to 31.3 0.051 18.4 1.9 to 35.0 0.029
SF36—bodily pain 143 70.3 26.2 46 69.8 24.2 0.5 −8.1 to 9.1 0.907 −3.3 −10.9 to 4.3 0.395
SF36—general health perceptions 141 57.0 22.3 45 48.8 25.0 8.2 0.4 to 15.9 0.039 7.5 1.2 to 13.7 0.020
SF36— vitality 143 51.6 23.0 45 45.2 24.1 6.4 −1.4 to 14.3 0.108 0.6 −6.2 to 7.3 0.871
SF36—social functioning 145 64.8 24.1 46 57.5 26.4 7.3 −0.9 to 15.6 0.080 4.3 −3.4 to 11.9 0.273
SF36—role limitations-emotional 133 62.2 43.2 41 53.7 44.0 8.5 −6.8 to 23.8 0.274 3.4 −12.8 to 19.6 0.680
SF36—mental health 144 70.5 21.3 45 67.9 20.9 2.7 −4.5 to 9.8 0.462 −2.9 −9.3 to 3.5 0.370
EQ5—D single index 143 72.8 25.5 46 66.2 24.9 6.6 −1.8 to 15.1 0.124 2.1 −5.6 to 9.9 0.585

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