Socioeconomic differences in less than good health, adjusting for individual material and behavioural factors, men. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) and percentage reduction in odds ratios in reference to the base model (reduction %)
| Managers and professionals | Semi-professionals | Routine non-manuals | Manual workers | Overall effect† | p Value§ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | OR (95% CI) | Reduction % | OR (95% CI) | Reduction % | OR (95% CI) | Reduction % | OR (95% CI) | Reduction % | ||
| †Average increase in less than good health from the highest occupational class category (managers and professionals) to the lowest (manual workers). ‡Adjusted for age, marital status, and parental status. §Improvement of the model because of inclusion of material or behavioural factor to the base model. | ||||||||||
| Base model‡ | 1.00 | 1.66 (1.16 to 2.35) | 1.69 (1.08 to 2.64) | 2.51 (1.82 to 3.45) | 1.35 (1.21 to 1.49) | |||||
| Material factors | ||||||||||
| Household income | 1.00 | 1.62 (1.13 to 2.32) | 6 | 1.55 (0.97 to 2.48) | 20 | 2.29 (1.62 to 3.25) | 14 | 1.30 (1.16 to 1.46) | 13 | 0.27 |
| Housing tenure | 1.00 | 1.64 (1.15 to 2.34) | 2 | 1.59 (1.00 to 2.52) | 15 | 2.36 (1.70 to 3.29) | 10 | 1.32 (1.18 to 1.47) | 8 | 0.12 |
| Financial difficulties | 1.00 | 1.61 (1.13 to 2.29) | 7 | 1.50 (0.95 to 2.37) | 28 | 2.23 (1.61 to 3.10) | 18 | 1.29 (1.16 to 1.44) | 15 | 0.002 |
| Financial satisfaction | 1.00 | 1.60 (1.12 to 2.29) | 8 | 1.46 (0.92 to 2.31) | 33 | 2.26 (1.63 to 3.14) | 17 | 1.29 (1.16 to 1.44) | 15 | <0.001 |
| Behavioural factors | ||||||||||
| Smoking | 1.00 | 1.61 (1.13 to 2.29) | 7 | 1.55 (0.99 to 2.45) | 19 | 2.29 (1.65 to 3.18) | 14 | 1.30 (1.17 to 1.45) | 12 | 0.03 |
| Alcohol use | 1.00 | 1.66 (1.17 to 2.37) | 0 | 1.70 (1.08 to 2.68) | 0 | 2.53 (1.84 to 3.50) | 0 | 1.35 (1.21 to 1.50) | 0 | 0.008 |
| Heavy drinking | 1.00 | 1.66 (1.16 to 2.36) | 0 | 1.69 (1.07 to 2.64) | 0 | 2.50 (1.81 to 3.45) | 0 | 1.34 (1.21 to 1.49) | 1 | 0.74 |
| Drinking problems | 1.00 | 1.63 (1.15 to 2.33) | 4 | 1.66 (1.06 to 2.61) | 4 | 2.48 (1.80 to 3.42) | 2 | 1.34 (1.20 to 1.48) | 2 | 0.06 |
| Physical activity | 1.00 | 1.66 (1.15 to 2.39) | 0 | 1.79 (1.12 to 2.86) | 0 | 2.41 (1.72 to 3.37) | 7 | 1.33 (1.19 to 1.48) | 4 | <0.001 |
| Dietary habits | 1.00 | 1.60 (1.12 to 2.28) | 8 | 1.57 (1.00 to 2.47) | 17 | 2.34 (1.69 to 3.23) | 11 | 1.31 (1.18 to 1.46) | 9 | 0.001 |
| Relative body weight | 1.00 | 1.62 (1.13 to 2.32) | 5 | 1.58 (1.00 to 2.50) | 16 | 2.38 (1.72 to 3.30) | 8 | 1.32 (1.19 to 1.47) | 7 | <0.001 |