Table 2

Change in symptoms and morbidity

Condition	Year		Number		Erikson-Goldthorpe class		RII (95% CI)		RII change^2-150
Condition	Year		Number		1 Higher professional and managerial	2 Lower professional and managerial	RII (95% CI)		RII change^2-150	3 Routine non-manual	4 Skilled manual	5 Semi and non-skilled
% With self reported angina or heart disease	1984	2181	2.2	1.8	4.9	2.3	3.2	1.75 (0.74, 4.14)	t=0.1
% With self reported angina or heart disease	1993	4724	1.1	1.6	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.86 (0.82, 4.25)	p=0.92
% On drug therapy for hypertension	1984	1882	3.8	4.9	3.7	3.3	4.2	1.12 (0.50, 2.44)	t=0.70
% On drug therapy for hypertension	1993	4272	4.6	5.0	4.7	5.1	6.7	1.53 (0.96, 2.42)	p=0.48
% With diabetes	1984	2181	2.1	2.0	1.3	1.8	1.0	0.62 (0.19, 1.96)	t=0.1.46
% With diabetes	1993	4724	2.7	1.1	1.7	2.0	3.2	1.66 (0.84, 3.25)	p=0.14
% With fair to bad general health	1984	2177	17.5	21.0	24.4	30.1	36.9	4.54 (3.18, 6.44)	t=1.51
% With fair to bad general health	1993	4721	9.2	14.2	19.4	23.6	29.1	6.41 (4.86, 8.44)	p=0.13
% With long term illness	1984	2181	26.2	28.9	29.8	27.7	30.5	1.29 (0.93, 1.81)	t=0.85
% With long term illness	1993	4723	33.0	32.3	38.6	37.2	38.6	1.54 (1.24, 1.91)	p=0.40
% GHQ cases (GHQ30=6+)	1984	1149	19.8	19.3	22.4	19.1	26.3	1.93 (1.26, 2.95)	t=3.02
% GHQ cases (GHQ30=6+)	1993	2712	14.8	14.6	13.6	12.3	14.7	0.87 (0.65, 1.17)	p=0.002