Table 2

Multivariate analysis of factors predictive of LER status, by sex

		Men (n=505)				Women (n=436)
		Odds ratio	SEM			p	Odds ratio	SEM	p
Living alone	1.12	0.33	0.69		^2-150
Manual social class	1.93	0.53	0.02		1.45	0.36	0.14
Receiving benefits	1.04	0.29	0.88		1.16	0.28	0.54
Education^2-151:
Ordinary	0.85	0.24	0.58		1.07	0.33	0.83
Higher	0.5	0.19	0.07		1.01	0.35	0.99
Home owner	0.54	0.17	0.05		0.67	0.17	0.11
Health^2-152:
Fair	1.11	0.31	0.72		1.18	0.29	0.5
Poor	1.2	0.58	0.71		2.81	1.63	0.07
Mobility problems	0.65	0.21	0.18		0.85	0.21	0.5
Obese	3.67	1.16	0.00		2.31	0.63	0.00
Area^2-153:
Midlands	0.61	0.21	0.15		^2-150
South	0.78	0.25	0.43
Wales	1.41	0.66	0.47
Scotland	1.01	0.44	0.98
Baseline odds	0.59	0.42	0.37		0.78	0.31	0.5

↵2-150 Univariate p>0.25 for living alone and area of residence among women.
↵2-151 Baseline - no education beyond 14 years.
↵2-152 Baseline - in good health.
↵2-153 Baseline - North of England.