Baseline mean and mean change in SF-36 scores with 95% Bayesian credible intervals by occupational class after adjusting for predictors, men
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 | |||||||
| Age | Model 1 + physical working conditions | Model 1 + psychosocial working conditions | Model 1 + material conditions | Model 1 + health behaviours | Model 1 + employment status | |||||||
| Baseline mean | ||||||||||||
| Professionals | 52.3† ‡ § | (51.7 to 52.8) | 50.1† ‡ § | (49.3 to 50.8) | 52.5† ‡ § | (51.9 to 53.1) | 50.8† ‡ § | (49.5 to 52.2) | 50.9† ‡ § | (49.7 to 52.1) | ||
| Semi-professionals | 50.5* § | (49.6 to 51.3) | 48.8* | (47.9 to 49.7) | 50.7* § | (49.8 to 51.5) | 49.2* § | (47.7 to 50.6) | 49.4* § | (48.0 to 50.8) | ||
| Routine non-manual | 49.9* | (48.6 to 51.1) | 48.0* | (46.8 to 49.2) | 49.3* | (48.0 to 50.5) | 48.8* | (47.2 to 50.4) | 49.1* | (47.5 to 50.7) | ||
| Manual workers | 48.9* † | (48.1 to 49.6) | 48.8* | (47.9 to 49.7) | 48.7*† | (47.9 to 49.6) | 47.6*† | (46.2 to 49.0) | 48.0*† | (46.7 to 49.3) | ||
| SD | 1.49 | (1.08 to 1.91) | 0.95 | (0.48 to 1.44) | 1.75 | (1.27 to 2.24) | 1.38 | (0.96 to 1.81) | 1.25 | (0.84 to 1.66) | ||
| Mean change | ||||||||||||
| Professionals | −1.3 | (−1.9 to −0.7) | −0.8 | (−1.6 to 0.0) | −1.4 | (−2.1 to −0.7) | −2.4 | (−3.8 to −0.9) | −1.5 | (−2.8 to −0.1) | −2.3 | (−3.3 to −1.2) |
| Semi-professionals | −1.0 | (−1.8 to −0.1) | −0.6 | (−1.6 to 0.4) | −0.9 | (−1.9 to 0.0) | −1.9 | (−3.5 to −0.3) | −1.0 | (−2.4 to 0.5) | −2.0 | (−3.2 to −0.7) |
| Routine non-manual | −2.5 | (−3.8 to −1.3) | −2.3 | (−3.8 to −0.9) | −2.3 | (−3.7 to −0.9) | −2.9 | (−4.7 to −1.2) | −2.3 | (−4.0 to −0.5) | −3.4 | (−4.8 to −1.9) |
| Manual workers | −1.7 | (−2.5 to −0.8) | −2.0 | (−3.1 to −1.0) | −1.5 | (−2.5 to −0.6) | −2.4 | (−3.9 to −0.9) | −1.5 | (−2.9 to −0.1) | −2.6 | (−3.8 to −1.4) |
| SD | 0.78 | (0.26 to 1.40) | 0.95 | (0.34 to 1.59) | 0.71 | (0.20 to 1.34) | 0.60 | (0.18 to 1.18) | 0.70 | (0.22 to 1.32) | 0.73 | (0.22 to 1.34) |