Table 4

Contribution of mediating factors to social inequalities in health: results from multilevel logistic regression analysis

MenWomen
Poor healthPoor health
OR* (95% CI)PercentageOR* (95% CI)Percentage
Model 11.89 (1.46 to 2.46)2.18 (1.71 to 2.77)
Material factors
 Model 1+housing conditions1.80102.088
 Model 1+crowding1.91–22.162
 Model 1+material deprivation1.39561.6049
 Model 1+financial problems1.65271.8429
 Model 1+quality of public services1.76152.20−2
 Model 1+access to medical services1.8632.0015
 Model 1+material factors1.21 (0.88 to 1.65)761.48 (1.11 to 1.97)59
Occupational factors
 Model 1+economic activity1.79112.098
 Model 1+dangerous working conditions1.71202.0114
 Model 1+job insecurity1.8632.088
 Model 1+decision latitude1.8462.0015
 Model 1+reward1.66262.0015
 Model 1+occupational factors1.43 (1.05 to 1.95)521.77 (1.33 to 2.36)35
Psychosocial factors
 Model 1+social support1.78122.0412
 Model 1+social network1.91−22.171
 Model 1+social participation1.8812.162
 Model 1+trust level1.74172.24−5
 Model 1+social exclusion1.61311.7834
 Model 1+psychosocial factors1.48 (1.09 to 2.00)461.66 (1.27 to 2.17)44
 Model 1+material and occupational factors1.08 (0.75 to 1.56)911.32 (0.94 to 1.85)73
 Model 1+material and psychosocial factors1.11 (0.79 to 1.56)881.40 (1.03 to 1.91)66
 Model 1+occupational and psychosocial factors1.17 (0.82 to 1.66)811.51 (1.11 to 2.07)57
 Model 1+material, occupational, and psychosocial factors1.00 (0.67 to 1.49)1001.26 (0.88 to 1.80)78
  • Bold OR: significant at 5%.

  • * OR for manual workers adjusted for age (reference group: managers/professionals).

  • (ORmodel 1 – ORextended model)/(ORmodel 1 – 1).

  • Factors with a contribution > 5% included in extended models.