Age adjusted morbidity prevalence and cardiovascular risk factors (means and percentages) after 11.1 years of follow up by civil service employment grade category—women
| Employment grade category | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1 (high) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 (low) | p Value test for trend | |
| *These percentages vary slightly for each measure. | ||||||||
| Health measure | ||||||||
| self rated health fair or poor (SF36) | 2013 | 10.0% | 11.3% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 19.0% | 23.6% | p<0.001 |
| longstanding illness | 1533 | 52.3% | 55.6% | 50.0% | 51.6% | 58.6% | 54.9% | p=0.31 |
| GHQ score | 1950 | 2.35 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 4.16 | 3.88 | 4.30 | p=0.01 |
| GHQ caseness | 1950 | 20.0% | 26.4% | 23.6% | 30.9% | 25.7% | 29.3% | p=0.09 |
| depression | 1959 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 1.48 | p<0.001 |
| cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1733 | 5.85 | 6.12 | 5.87 | 5.96 | 6.04 | 5.97 | p=0.98 |
| systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1791 | 116.8 | 122.1 | 120.0 | 122.0 | 122.3 | 121.7 | p=0.29 |
| diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1791 | 72.2 | 75.1 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 75.6 | 75.6 | p=0.02 |
| body mass index (kg/m2) | 1588 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 27.2 | p<0.001 |
| Health related behaviours | ||||||||
| alcohol (15 units/week) | 1972 | 39.1% | 30.5% | 23.3% | 19.5% | 11.1% | 6.8% | p<0.001 |
| smoking | 2041 | 5.4% | 8.4% | 12.3% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 15.6% | p<0.001 |
| % of participants in each grade* | 4.5% | 9.8% | 7.4% | 16.3% | 20.5% | 41.4% | ||