The distribution of men (n = 6195) and women (n = 6309) in different peer status positions
| Peer status | Men | Women | ||||
| Frequency (%) | Crude HR (95% CI) | Adjusted* HR (95% CI) | Frequency (%) | Crude HR (95% CI) | Adjusted* HR (95% CI) | |
| Marginalised | 813 (13.1) | 1.47 (1.25 to 1.74) | 1.41 (1.19 to 1.66) | 607 (9.7) | 1.41 (1.19 to 1.67) | 1.37 (1.16 to 1.62) |
| Peripheral | 1205 (19.5) | 1.33 (1.13 to 1.56) | 1.28 (1.09 to 1.50) | 1346 (21.3) | 1.34 (1.15 to 1.56) | 1.31 (1.13 to 1.53) |
| Accepted | 2198 (35.5) | 1.28 (1.10 to 1.49) | 1.24 (1.07 to 1.44) | 2470 (39.2) | 1.14 (0.99 to 1.32) | 1.12 (0.97 to 1.30) |
| Popular | 1547 (25.0) | 1.13 (0.97 to 1.32) | 1.11 (0.95 to 1.29) | 1542 (24.4) | 1.05 (0.90 to 1.23) | 1.05 (0.90 to 1.23) |
| Favourite (ref) | 432 (7.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 344 (5.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 6195 (100.0) | 6309 (100.0) | ||||
| Slope | 0.0935 | 0.0830 | 0.0928 | 0.0851 | ||
Hazard ratios (HR) from Cox regression for overall inpatient care (1973–2003) by peer status (1966). Statistically significant hazard ratios (95% CI) in bold face. Slopes in bold face are significant (95% CI) according to rank correlation tests.
*Adjusted for parental social class.