Table 4

Fully adjusted* associations of current unemployment with inflammatory markers in whole sample, stratified by age group

Age band	Coefficient/OR	CI	p Value	N (unemployed)	N (total)
16–31
Log CRP	0.10	−0.06 to 0.26	0.21	188	4621
Log fibrinogen	0.01	−0.02 to 0.05	0.39	177	4411
CRP, dichotomised	1.29	0.86 to 1.95	0.22	188	4621
32–47
Log CRP	0.07	−0.07 to 0.21	0.34	171	9309
Log fibrinogen	0.00	−0.03 to 0.03	0.99	165	8747
CRP, dichotomised	1.35	0.91 to 2.00	0.14	171	9309
48–64
Log CRP	0.28	0.13 to 0.42	<0.001	146	9095
Log fibrinogen	0.07	0.04 to 0.10	<0.001	120	7566
CRP, dichotomised	1.57	1.08 to 2.27	0.02	146	9095

The bold text signifies associations in the stratified analyses which are significant at p<0.05.
*Adjusted for age in years, gender, country, survey year, occupational social class, housing tenure, presence of a long-term illness, smoking, alcohol consumption, categorised BMI and dichotomised GHQ-12.
BMI, body mass index; CRP, C reactive protein; GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire.