Table 4

All-cause and cause-specific mortality HRs among women according to socioprofessional trajectories

 All-cause (n=3551)Cardiovascular (n=304)Cancer (n=1388)External causes (n=894)Other causes (n=965)
HR†‡(95% CI)CSH†‡ (95% CI)CSH†‡ (95% CI)CSH†‡ (95% CI)CSH†‡ (95% CI)
Occupation at beginning of follow-up
 Upper class11111
 Intermediary occupations0.99 (0.79 to 1.23)0.93 (0.39 to 2.24)1.02 (0.71 to 1.47)0.90 (0.60 to 1.35)1.03 (0.69 to 1.55)
 Clerk class1.05 (0.85 to 1.29)0.81 (0.35 to 1.86)1.07 (0.76 to 1.52)0.92 (0.62 to 1.36)1.15 (0.78 to 1.70)
 Manual workers class1.15 (0.93 to 1.43)1.04 (0.45 to 2.43)1.35 (0.94 to 1.94)0.91 (0.60 to 1.37)1.09 (0.73 to 1.63)
Current occupational class§
 Upper class11111
 Intermediary occupations1.04 (0.82 to 1.32)2.18 (0.76 to 6.23)0.77 (0.55 to 1.09)1.40 (0.86 to 2.27)1.27 (0.74 to 2.19)
 Clerk class1.00 (0.80 to 1.26)1.49 (0.52 to 4.26)0.75 (0.54 to 1.04)1.58 (0.98 to 2.53)1.12 (0.66 to 1.89)
 Manual workers class1.13 (0.88 to 1.45)2.63 (0.88 to 7.85)0.71 (0.49 to 1.04)1.65 (0.99 to 2.74)1.47 (0.84 to 2.58)
 Outside the scope1.81 (1.45 to 2.27)***2.48 (0.89 to 6.87)1.20 (0.86 to 1.66)2.18 (1.38 to 3.47)***3.16 (1.90 to 5.26)***
Cumulative time spent in occupational class
 Upper class11111
 Intermediary occupations0.98 (0.78 to 1.23)1.61 (0.63 to 4.10)1.12 (0.82 to 1.53)0.86 (0.55 to 1.36)0.66 (0.39 to 1.12)
 Clerk class1.12 (0.92 to 1.36)2.65 (1.14 to 6.13)*1.16 (0.88 to 1.54)0.79 (0.52 to 1.19)1.14 (0.77 to 1.69)
 Manual workers class1.12 (0.91 to 1.38)2.05 (0.86 to 4.89)1.10 (0.81 to 1.49)1.08 (0.71 to 1.64)1.07 (0.70 to 1.64)
 Outside the scope1.21 (1.01 to 1.47)*3.16 (1.41 to 7.05)**1.08 (0.82 to 1.43)1.01 (0.69 to 1.49)1.37 (0.93 to 2.01)
Social mobility indicator¶
 Low (=0)11111
 Medium1.00 (0.90 to 1.11)1.05 (0.76 to 1.47)0.85 (0.73 to 0.99)*1.26 (1.01 to 1.58)*1.09 (0.89 to 1.33)
 High (>0.91)1.13 (1.04 to 1.22)**1.10 (0.84 to 1.46)1.04 (0.91 to 1.18)1.05 (0.88 to 1.24)1.40 (1.19 to 1.64)***
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • †Adjusted for occupation at the beginning, current occupational class, cumulative time spent in occupational class, social mobility indicator and observation periods.

  • ‡Age as the time scale in Cox proportional hazards model.

  • §Observed with 2-year time lag.

  • ¶Transition rates between occupational classes (10 years of follow-up).

  • CSH, cause-specific HR.