Age adjusted odds ratios or differences in morbidity between the lowest compared with the highest employment grade at baseline, 5.3, and 11.1 years, and test for change in the gradient over 11.1 years—women
| N | OR/ Diff | Gradient at baseline OR or Diff (95% CI) | Gradient at 5.3 years OR or Diff (95% CI) | Gradient at 11.1 years OR or Diff (95% CI) | p Value for change in gradient over 11.1 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test of significance of employment grade gradient: *p≤0.05; **p≤0.01; ***p≤0.001. | ||||||
| Health measure | ||||||
| self rated health | 2013 | OR | 2.30 (1.6 to 3.2)*** | 2.00 (1.4 to 2.8)*** | p=0.56 (baseline−5.3 years) | |
| (from SF36 question) | 2.65 (1.7 to 4.2)*** | 3.29 (2.1 to 5.1)*** | p=0.50 (5.3 years−11.1 years) | |||
| longstanding illness | 1533 | OR | 0.83 (0.6 to 1.2) | 0.89 (0.6 to 1.3) | 1.37 (1.0 to 2.0) | p=0.06 |
| GHQ score | 1950 | Diff | −1.58 (−0.7 to −2.4)*** | −0.88 (−0.0 to −1.7)* | 1.20 (0.3 to 2.1)** | p<0.001 |
| GHQ caseness | 1950 | OR | 0.57 (0.4 to 0.8)*** | 0.59 (0.4 to 0.8)** | 1.35 (1.0 to 1.9) | p<0.001 |
| depression | 1959 | Diff | 0.12 (−0.2 to 0.4) | 0.18 (−0.1 to 0.5) | 0.54 (0.2 to 0.8)*** | p=0.05 |
| cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1733 | Diff | 0.01 (−0.2 to 0.2) | 0.09 (−0.1 to 0.3) | 0.00 (−0.2 to 0.2) | p=0.92 |
| systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1791 | Diff | 0.17 (−2.1 to 2.4) | 1.89 (−0.2 to 3.9) | 1.38 (−1.2 to 4.0) | p=0.48 |
| diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1791 | Diff | 0.52 (−1.0 to 2.0) | 1.65 (0.3 to 3.0)* | 1.82 (0.3 to 3.4)* | p=0.23 |
| body mass index (kg/m2) | 1588 | Diff | 1.91 (1.3 to 2.6)*** | 1.89 (1.1 to 2.6)*** | 2.18 (1.4 to 3.0)*** | p=0.64 |
| Health related behaviour | ||||||
| alcohol over the recommended limits | 1971 | OR | 0.10 (0.1 to 0.2)*** | 0.08 (0.1 to 0.2)*** | 0.12 (0.1 to 0.2)*** | p=0.60 |
| smoking | 2041 | OR | 2.04 (1.4 to 3.1)*** | 2.57 (1.6 to 4.1)*** | 2.68 (1.6 to 4.4)*** | p=0.86 |