Table 1

Age standardised means and percentages (standard error) for morbidity and cardiovascular risk factors at follow-up (Phase 5) by job security status

WomenContinued security Mean or % (SE) (n=435)Insecure to secure Mean or % (SE) (n=194)Secure to insecure Mean or % (SE) (n=116)Chronic insecurity Mean or % (SE) (n=173)
Self rated health fair or poor (%)11.4 (2.0)11.9 (2.5)15.3 (2.7)22.6 (3.7)
Longstanding illness (%)47.0 (3.2)50.9 (4.4)47.5 (5.2)53.1 (4.8)
GHQ (30) score2.82 (0.32)3.23 (0.34)3.86 (0.46)6.74 (0.94)
Depression score0.98 (0.12)1.20 (0.14)1.02 (0.14)1.84 (0.28)
Cholesterol mmol/l5.88 (0.07)6.09 (0.08)5.80 (0.13)5.87 (0.12)
Systolic blood pressure mm Hg121.6 (1.2)121.9 (1.7)124.9 (3.1)116.4 (1.7)
Diastolic blood pressure mm Hg75.5 (0.6)75.7 (1.0)77.3 (1.4)73.2 (0.9)
Body mass index kg/m226.5 (0.4)27.6 (0.6)26.4 (0.5)25.6 (0.5)
Alcohol ≥15 units/week (%)15.5 (2.0)13.2 (2.5)10.9 (4.4)18.3 (3.7)
10.4 (1.9)14.1 (3.4)9.4 (2.3)20.8 (4.4)
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Men(n=1261)(n=556)(n=209)(n=373)
Self rated health fair or poor (%)8.4 (1.2)13.1 (2.9)16.0 (3.2)20.4 (3.5)
Longstanding illness (%)45.2 (2.1)48.1 (3.7)45.0 (4.2)51.4 (4.3)
GHQ (30) score2.02 (0.16)3.21 (0.42)3.27 (0.37)5.05 (0.55)
Depression score0.62 (0.05)1.11 (0.16)1.21 (0.13)1.56 (0.16)
Cholesterol mmol/l5.92 (0.04)5.93 (0.07)5.82 (0.08)5.90 (0.10)
Systolic blood pressure mm Hg123.0 (0.6)123.8 (1.1)122.3 (1.4)122.5 (1.3)
Diastolic blood pressure mm Hg78.3 (0.4)78.1 (0.8)77.8 (0.9)79.1 (0.9)
Body mass index kg/m226.1 (0.1)26.2 (0.2)26.0 (0.3)26.9 (0.4)
Alcohol ≥22 units/week (%)28.5 (1.9)31.0 (3.5)32.3 (3.8)30.4 (4.1)
Smoking (%)8.7 (1.1)10.9 (2.5)6.6 (1.9)10.2 (2.3)