Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for recurrent psychosomatic symptoms, chronic illness, and prescribed medicine in a sample of 4299 Danish and Swedish children classified according to their parents’ labour market participation
| Recurrent psychosomatic symptoms | Chronic illness | Prescribed medicine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The measure for family labour market participation and the potential confounding variables (gender and age of the child) were included in the statistical model simultaneously. The p values refer to the inclusion of the variable family labour market participation in the statistical model. NS, not significant. | |||
| Family labour market participation | p<0.001 | p<0.001 | NS |
| Two parents with paid work | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Single parent with paid work | 1.52 (1.04 to 2.21) | 1.47 (1.09 to 1.99) | 0.86 (0.62 to 1.19) |
| Two parents, one with paid work | 1.67 (1.21 to 2.33) | 1.43 (1.10 to 1.85) | 0.98 (0.75 to 1.28) |
| Two parents without paid work | 2.02 (1.22 to 3.35) | 1.76 (1.18 to 2.63) | 0.67 (0.40 to 1.13) |
| Single parent without paid work | 3.20 (1.98 to 5.19) | 2.25 (1.49 to 3.42) | 1.15 (0.71 to 1.85) |