Number of participants and age-adjusted means and 95% Bayesian credible intervals (CIs) of SF-36 scores in baseline and follow-up by occupational class, women and men
| N | Baseline SF-36 | 95% CI | Follow-up SF-36 | 95% CI | |
| Women | |||||
| Professional | 1572 | 50.5 | (50.1 to 50.9) | 49.1 | (48.6 to 49.5) |
| Semi-professional | 1172 | 49.4 | (48.9 to 49.9) | 48.1 | (47.6 to 48.7) |
| Routine non-manual | 2326 | 47.9 | (47.6 to 48.2) | 46.1 | (45.7 to 46.5) |
| Manual worker | 808 | 47.1 | (46.5 to 47.7) | 44.7 | (44.0 to 45.3) |
| All | 5878 | 48.7 | (48.5 to 48.9) | 47.0 | (46.7 to 47.2) |
| Men | |||||
| Professional | 596 | 52.2 | (51.7 to 52.8) | 51.0 | (51.0 to 51.7) |
| Semi-professional | 268 | 50.5 | (49.6 to 51.3) | 49.5 | (49.5 to 50.5) |
| Routine non-manual | 136 | 49.8 | (48.6 to 51.0) | 47.3 | (47.3 to 48.7) |
| Manual worker | 329 | 48.9 | (48.1 to 49.6) | 47.2 | (47.2 to 48.1) |
| All | 1329 | 50.3 | (49.9 to 50.8) | 48.8 | (48.3 to 49.3) |