Table 1
Odds ratios of limiting longstanding illness at age 50 according to cross sectional and life course measures of socioeconomic position
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n | N (%) reporting LLSI | OR* (95% CI) | χ2 (p value) | Total n | N (%) reporting LLSI | OR (95% CI) | χ2 (p value) | |
| LLSI, limiting longstanding illness; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence intervals; NM, non-manual social classes; M, manual social classes. | ||||||||
| Cross sectional SEP, age 0 | ||||||||
| NM | 58 | 6 (10.3) | 1.00 | 78 | 12 (15.4) | 1.00 | ||
| M | 176 | 39 (22.2) | 2.47 (0.98 to 6.23) | 3.90 (0.048) | 209 | 36 (17.2) | 1.14 (0.56 to 2.34) | 0.14 (0.71) |
| Cross sectional SEP, age 25 | ||||||||
| NM | 98 | 8 (8.2) | 1.00 | 137 | 19 (13.9) | 1.00 | ||
| M | 126 | 39 (31.0) | 5.04 (2.15 to 11.81) | 17.19 (<0.0001) | 137 | 25 (18.3) | 1.39 (0.72 to 2.66) | 0.97 (0.32) |
| Cross sectional SEP, age 50 | ||||||||
| NM | 142 | 11 (7.8) | 1.00 | 186 | 27 (14.6) | 1.00 | ||
| M | 104 | 38 (36.5) | 6.86 (3.12 to 15.05) | 31.07 (<0.0001) | 97 | 16 (16.5) | 1.16 (0.59 to 2.27) | 0.18 (0.67) |
| Cumulative SEP (number of time in manual RGSC) | ||||||||
| 0 | 39 | 2 (5.1) | 1.00 | 44 | 5 (11.4) | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | 52 | 4 (7.7) | 1.54 (0.26 to 8.99) | 84 | 12 (14.3) | 1.30 (0.42 to 3.98) | ||
| 2 | 42 | 7 (16.7) | 3.70 (0.69, 19.79) | 59 | 13 (22.0) | 2.20 (0.71 to 6.84) | ||
| 3 | 69 | 26 (37.7) | 11.19 (2.22 to 56.37) | 21.90 (<0.0001) | 56 | 8 (14.3) | 1.30 (0.39 to 4.32) | 0.50 (0.48) |
| SEP trajectory, 0–25 | ||||||||
| stable NM | 39 | 2 (5.1) | 1.00 | 48 | 5 (10.4) | 1.00 | ||
| upward | 55 | 6 (10.9) | 2.27 (0.42 to 12.08) | 83 | 14 (16.9) | 1.74 (0.58 to 5.23) | ||
| downward | 11 | 2 (18.2) | 4.11 (0.48 to 35.49) | 19 | 4 (21.1) | 2.29 (0.53 to 9.93) | ||
| stable M | 100 | 30 (30.0) | 7.93 (1.69 to 37.23) | 11.36 (0.0008) | 103 | 19 (18.5) | 1.95 (0.67 to 5.62) | 1.12 (0.29) |
| SEP trajectory, 25–50 | ||||||||
| stable NM | 87 | 6 (6.9) | 1.00 | 121 | 16 (13.2) | 1.00 | ||
| upward | 37 | 4 (10.8) | 1.64 (0.43 to 6.23) | 55 | 10 (18.2) | 1.49 (0.61 to 3.47) | ||
| downward | 10 | 2 (20.0) | 3.38 (0.57 to 20.12) | 13 | 1 (7.7) | 0.55 (0.07 to 4.54) | ||
| stable M | 85 | 34 (40.0) | 9.00 (3.24 to 24.96) | 25.07 (<0.0001) | 74 | 12 (16.2) | 1.27 (0.56 to 2.87) | 0.60 (0.44) |
| SEP trajectory, 0–50 | ||||||||
| stable NM | 50 | 2 (4.0) | 1.00 | 57 | 6 (10.5) | 1.00 | ||
| upward | 84 | 8 (9.5) | 2.53 (0.51 to 12.58) | 116 | 21 (18.1) | 1.88 (0.71 to 4.99) | ||
| downward | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 24.00 (2.00 to 288.55) | 16 | 4 (25.0) | 2.83 (0.67 to 12.01) | ||
| stable M | 85 | 28 (32.9) | 11.79 (2.42 to 57.39) | 14.25 (0.0002) | 70 | 10 (14.3) | 1.42 (0.48 to 4.19) | 0.30 (0.58) |
