Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for decline in physical functioning by socioeconomic status; separately for different chronic disease groups*
| Asthma/COPD | Heart disease | Diabetes | Low back pain | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Significant odds ratios at p<0.05 are in bold. *See corresponding note in table 2. †See notes in table 1. ‡Model 1: adjusted for sex, age, marital status, and baseline mobility. §Model 2: adjusted for sex, age, marital status, baseline mobility, comorbidity and baseline severity. | |||||||||
| Education† | |||||||||
| model 1‡ | High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 1.18 | 0.58 to 2.38 | 1.88 | 1.06 to 3.32 | 0.98 | 0.19 to 4.99 | 1.04 | 0.62 to 1.76 | |
| Low | 1.90 | 0.95 to 3.79 | 2.40 | 1.38 to 4.16 | 1.77 | 0.38 to 8.33 | 1.03 | 0.62 to 1.72 | |
| model 2§ | High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 1.07 | 0.52 to 2.20 | 1.75 | 0.98 to 3.12 | 0.76 | 0.14 to 4.26 | 1.02 | 0.60 to 1.74 | |
| Low | 1.73 | 0.85 to 3.53 | 2.37 | 1.35 to 4.14 | 1.18 | 0.87 to 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.60 to 1.70 | |
| Occupation† | |||||||||
| model 1‡ | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 2 | 1.21 | 0.67 to 2.17 | 1.73 | 1.13 to 2.65 | 1.65 | 0.55 to 4.95 | 1.34 | 0.87 to 2.08 | |
| 3 | 2.37 | 0.75 to 7.50 | 2.30 | 1.00 to 5.28 | 0.97 | 0.11 to 8.61 | 1.58 | 0.61 to 4.07 | |
| 4 | 2.21 | 1.27 to 3.86 | 1.91 | 1.28 to 2.86 | 1.15 | 0.38 to 3.44 | 1.60 | 1.05 to 2.43 | |
| model 2§ | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 2 | 1.11 | 0.60 to 2.03 | 1.67 | 1.09 to 2.57 | 1.77 | 0.52 to 5.96 | 1.35 | 0.86 to 2.10 | |
| 3 | 2.02 | 0.62 to 6.65 | 2.21 | 0.95 to 5.16 | 0.65 | 0.07 to 6.42 | 1.61 | 0.62 to 4.19 | |
| 4 | 1.79 | 1.00 to 3.20 | 1.80 | 1.19 to 2.71 | 1.45 | 0.42 to 5.04 | 1.59 | 1.04 to 2.45 | |
| Income† | |||||||||
| model 1‡ | High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 1.81 | 1.02 to 3.20 | 1.72 | 1.13 to 2.61 | 1.53 | 0.48 to 4.81 | 1.26 | 0.82 to 1.92 | |
| Low | 2.83 | 1.58 to 5.09 | 1.97 | 1.29 to 3.02 | 2.28 | 0.70 to 7.37 | 1.81 | 1.16 to 2.83 | |
| model 2§ | High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 1.82 | 1.01 to 3.26 | 1.69 | 1.10 to 2.59 | 1.22 | 0.35 to 4.18 | 1.23 | 0.80 to 1.89 | |
| Low | 2.60 | 1.43 to 4.74 | 1.94 | 1.25 to 2.99 | 1.76 | 0.51 to 6.06 | 1.69 | 1.07 to 2.67 | |