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 by level of family financial resources
| Family financial resources | Recurrent psychosomatic symptoms | Chronic illness | Prescribed medicine |
|---|---|---|---|
| The five measures on family financial resources were included in the statistical model one by one. The potential confounding variables (gender and age of the child) were included in all statistical models simultaneously. The p values refer to the inclusion of the variable on family financial resources in the statistical model. NS, not significant. | |||
| Income | p<0.001 | NS | NS |
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low | 1.84 (1.40 to 2.42) | 1.19 (0.95 to 1.48) | 0.94 (0.75 to 1.18) |
| Cash margin | p<0.001 | p<0.01 | NS |
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 1.99 (1.56 to 2.53) | 1.39 (1.14 to 1.68) | 1.16 (0.95 to 1.41) |
| Difficulties in paying running expenses | p<0.001 | p<0.001 | p = 0.05 |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 2.07 (1.62 to 2.65) | 1.45 (1.19 to 1.76) | 1.22 (1.00 to 1.48) |
| Satisfaction with finances | p<0.001 | p = 0.05 | NS |
| Satisfied | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied or dissatisfied | 1.82 (1.40 to 2.35) | 1.24 (1.00 to 1.53) | 1.12 (0.91 to 1.39) |
| Family finances scale | p<0.001 | NS | NS |
| 0 financial complaints | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 financial complaint | 1.39 (1.00 to 1.93) | 1.10 (0.86 to 1.40) | 0.86 (0.67 to 1.09) |
| 2 or more financial complaints | 2.30 (1.69 to 3.13) | 1.31 (1.02 to 1.66) | 1.02 (0.80 to 1.29) |