OR of being a self-identified ‘lifetime abstainer’ (n) and changes in long-standing illness since age 26, adjusted for all variables in the model taken at the corresponding age of analyses, The British Cohort Study 1970
| At age 30 (N=6834) | At age 34 (N=5986) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=108 | OR | 95% CI | n=110 | OR | 95% CI | |
| Sex (female) | 64 | 1.02 | (0.69 to 1.52) | 70 | 1.32 | (0.88 to 1.97) |
| Long-standing illness since age 26 | ||||||
| Never had a long-standing illness | 64 | 1 | – | 52 | 1 | – |
| Had a long-standing illness but not currently | 11 | 2.07* | (1.08 to 3.98) | 20 | 2.02** | (1.20 to 3.42) |
| Currently has a long-standing illness | 14 | 1.29 | (0.72 to 2.32) | 19 | 1.13 | (0.66 to 1.93) |
| Had a long-standing illness in all time sweeps | 19 | 2.11** | (1.24 to 3.57) | 19 | 2.80*** | (1.62 to 4.84) |
| Malaise Inventory score at age (high) | 16 | 1.18 | (0.68 to 2.06) | 21 | 1.27 | (0.77 to 2.08) |
| Highest qualification | ||||||
| Degree | 26 | 1 | – | 30 | 1 | – |
| Other | 49 | 0.60* | (0.36 to 0.98) | 57 | 0.95 | (0.60 to 1.49) |
| No qualifications | 33 | 0.92 | (0.53 to 1.59) | 23 | 0.94 | (0.54 to 1.65) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 44 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | – |
| Married | 59 | 1.06 | (0.68 to 1.65) | 73 | 0.83 | (0.52 to 1.33) |
| Separated/widowed/divorced | 5 | 0.70 | (0.27 to 1.79) | 4 | 0.73 | (0.25 to 2.10) |
| Children under 16 in the household (yes) | 64 | 1.89** | (1.21 to 2.97) | 68 | 1.04 | (0.66 to 1.64) |