Table 4

Variables associated with health status (SF-36 dimensions): results of stepwise linear regression

		Energy and vitality			Health perception			Mental health			Pain			Physical functioning			Role limitation mental			Role limitation physical			Social functioning
		B	SE		Sig	B		SE	Sig		B	SE		Sig	B		SE	Sig		B	SE		Sig	B	SE	Sig	B	SE	Sig	B	SE	Sig
(Constant)	72.861	0.928	0.000	89.114	1.365	0.000	82.942	0.914	0.000	94.566	1.343	0.000	99.117	1.040	0.000	97.684	1.150	0.000	98.518	1.054	0.000	90.304	1.205	0.000
Age				−0.123	0.021	0.000				−0.243	0.021	0.000	−0.269	0.019	0.000				−0.164	0.018	0.000
Sex (^4-150female)
male	4.564	0.419	0.000				4.299	0.383	0.000	4.256	0.481	0.000	2.846	0.359	0.000	3.248	0.454	0.000	2.106	0.436	0.000	2.730	0.492	0.000
Social class (^4-150I)
IIIM										−1.835	0.686	0.008
Age at end f/t education (^4-15016 or less)
19 or over										1.595	0.538	0.003
student				−7.606	1.569	0.000													−5.378	1.541	0.000
Employment status (^4-150full time)
student																−4.400	1.245	0.000
retired	−4.023	0.879	0.000	−5.811	0.957	0.000	−3.937	0.852	0.000	−6.513	1.084	0.000	−6.539	0.855	0.000	−7.729	1.008	0.000	−11.676	0.978	0.000	−7.038	1.094	0.000
unable to work	−26.957	1.053	0.000	−34.541	1.128	0.000	−21.022	1.001	0.000	−38.463	1.276	0.000	−46.025	1.009	0.000	−38.175	1.168	0.000	−59.433	1.134	0.000	−43.078	1.293	0.000
unemployed				−3.749	1.305	0.004	−3.678	1.140	0.001							−6.139	1.343	0.000	−7.018	1.294	0.000	−6.376	1.479	0.000
caring	−4.298	0.737	0.000	−2.685	0.731	0.000	−4.908	0.709	0.000	−2.235	0.848	0.008				−6.704	0.808	0.000	−5.072	0.777	0.000	−7.352	0.916	0.000
part time							−1.448	0.517	0.005							−2.244	0.614	0.000
Ethnic group (^4-150white)
black										−8.138	2.247	0.000				−6.635	2.024	0.001	−6.581	1.979	0.001	−6.482	2.214	0.003
asian	3.098	1.076	0.004	−3.546	1.144	0.002							−5.132	1.033	0.000	−5.141	1.155	0.000	−3.408	1.148	0.003
Marital status (^4-150living as/married)
widowed																−5.269	1.564	0.001
divorced							−2.438	0.671	0.000							−3.013	0.795	0.000				−4.724	0.859	0.000
single							−2.267	0.457	0.000				−2.044	0.519	0.000	−2.174	0.613	0.000				−2.145	0.602	0.000
Accommodation (^4-150mortgaged)
rented from council													−2.063	0.714	0.004
Crowded home (^4-150much too large)
just about right				1.387	0.454	0.002	1.639	0.393	0.000							1.632	0.461	0.000				2.534	0.686	0.000
slightly crowded	−2.448	0.552	0.000																			2.637	0.876	0.003
Damp housing (^4-150no problem)
nuisance				−1.852	0.690	0.007
Home not warm enough (^4-150never)
most of the time	−6.932	1.224	0.000	−4.985	1.318	0.000	−5.352	1.121	0.000	−7.290	1.489	0.000	−4.579	1.201	0.000	−5.242	1.370	0.000	−5.472	1.330	0.000	−5.963	1.445	0.000
quite often	−5.953	0.857	0.000	−5.425	0.930	0.000	−4.876	0.786	0.000	−7.817	1.037	0.000	−4.808	0.825	0.000	−6.017	0.942	0.000	−5.207	0.913	0.000	−6.849	1.011	0.000
only occasionally	−2.149	0.422	0.000	−2.477	0.453	0.000	−1.681	0.386	0.000	−2.244	0.508	0.000	−1.212	0.397	0.002	−2.334	0.456	0.000	−2.429	0.441	0.000	−2.567	0.497	0.000
Nuisance from dogs (^4-150no problem)
minor problem				−1.194	0.439	0.007
Disturbance by children or youngsters (^4-150no problem)
minor problem																−1.263	0.443	0.004
serious problem							−2.653	0.770	0.001							−3.239	0.947	0.001	−2.960	0.875	0.001	−3.581	1.019	0.000
Poor street lighting (^4-150no problem)
serious problem										−2.946	0.995	0.003	−2.435	0.792	0.002
Noise (^4-150no problem)
minor problem				−1.248	0.422	0.003
Smells and fumes (^4-150no problem)
serious problem										−2.893	1.016	0.004
Lack of open spaces (^4-150no problem)
minor problem				−2.113	0.637	0.001	−1.705	0.550	0.002	−2.232	0.726	0.002	−1.708	0.570	0.003	−2.569	0.653	0.000	−1.969	0.635	0.002	−2.973	0.712	0.000
serious problem																−3.164	1.202	0.009
Poor public transport (^4-150no problem)
minor problem				−1.417	0.445	0.001
Uneven or dangerous pavements (^4-150no problem)
serious problem													−2.506	0.812	0.002				−2.538	0.897	0.005
Vandalism (^4-150no problem)
minor problem										−1.617	0.466	0.001
serious problem										−2.821	0.965	0.003
Desire to move away (^4-150strongly want to stay)
prefer to stay							−1.775	0.418	0.000
don't mind							−2.394	0.485	0.000
prefer to move							−3.570	0.624	0.000													−2.835	0.734	0.000
very strongly							−3.294	0.888	0.000													−3.352	1.094	0.002
Smoking (^4-150never)
current				−3.151	0.507	0.000																−2.148	0.560	0.000
ex smoker				−1.786	0.478	0.000
Passive smoking (^4-150never)
occasionally				1.588	0.427	0.000				1.736	0.471	0.000	1.702	0.374	0.000				1.594	0.410	0.000	1.415	0.474	0.003
Alcohol (^4-150none)
drinker	1.609	0.580	0.006	2.518	0.620	0.000				2.577	0.680	0.000	4.257	0.556	0.000				4.182	0.614	0.000	3.574	0.668	0.000
Portions of fruit and veg /week (^4-1505+)
three or four																1.127	0.422	0.008
one or two	−1.349	0.391	0.001				−1.111	0.358	0.002
less than one	−3.578	0.714	0.000	−3.336	0.763	0.000	−3.376	0.659	0.000													−2.450	0.816	0.003
Vigorous exercise (^4-1505+ per week)
3–4 per week							1.862	0.607	0.002
1–2 per week	−3.194	0.632	0.000	−3.675	0.668	0.000
<1 per week	−5.090	0.680	0.000	−6.076	0.719	0.000							−2.217	0.520	0.000
never	−8.632	0.573	0.000	−9.096	0.623	0.000	−1.666	0.361	0.000	−2.188	0.488	0.000	−4.808	0.406	0.000	−1.569	0.462	0.001	−3.039	0.409	0.000	−2.564	0.492	0.000
Worry about money (^4-150never)
all of the time	−11.283	0.881	0.000	−5.689	0.842	0.000	−13.042	0.831	0.000	−7.750	1.094	0.000	−3.377	0.705	0.000	−9.355	0.862	0.000	−3.793	0.774	0.000	−10.002	0.946	0.000
a lot of the time	−6.049	0.691	0.000	−3.047	0.592	0.000	−6.355	0.645	0.000	−5.085	0.854	0.000				−3.523	0.610	0.000				−3.424	0.659	0.000
some of the time	−4.067	0.616	0.000				−3.704	0.568	0.000	−3.700	0.745	0.000				−1.824	0.491	0.000
a little of the time	−2.894	0.588	0.000				−1.797	0.542	0.001
Worry about job security (^4-150never)
all of the time							−4.706	1.133	0.000	−4.086	1.484	0.006										−5.222	1.470	0.000
a lot of the time				−2.297	0.792	0.004	−3.251	0.701	0.000										−2.119	0.783	0.007	−3.630	0.905	0.000
some of the time	−1.650	0.519	0.001				−2.508	0.485	0.000							−1.578	0.570	0.006				−1.933	0.630	0.002
Worry about pressure at work (^4-150never)
all of the time	−17.490	0.890	0.000	−9.145	0.938	0.000	−16.431	0.919	0.000	−6.470	1.103	0.000				−14.612	0.973	0.000	−8.345	0.931	0.000	−14.469	1.184	0.000
a lot of the time	−10.969	0.568	0.000	−5.339	0.599	0.000	−10.474	0.647	0.000	−4.156	0.688	0.000				−9.001	0.629	0.000	−4.001	0.590	0.000	−9.245	0.827	0.000
some of the time	−3.838	0.476	0.000	−1.930	0.497	0.000	−4.170	0.561	0.000	−1.571	0.568	0.006				−2.674	0.515	0.000	−2.438	0.485	0.000	−3.356	0.718	0.000
a little of the time							−1.469	0.530	0.006				1.129	0.407	0.006

↵4-150 = reference category. 95% confidence intervals for the regression coefficients can be calculated as follows: 95% CI approximately B ± 1.96 × SE(B)