Table 3 |
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Oslo Health Study 2000–2001, 40- and 45- year olds living in areas east and west Odds ratio for much pain/stiffness in muscles and/or joints, related to demographic variables, lifestyle and mental distress. Logistic regression analyses. |
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| Odds ratio (95 % CI), unadjusted |
Odds ratio (95 % CI), adjusted1 |
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| Female sex |
1.45 (1.15 – 1.83) |
1.85 (1.40 – 2.45) |
| Single status |
1.02 (0.82 – 1.29) |
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| Area east |
1.88 (1.49 – 2.38) |
1.22 (0.92 – 1.62) |
| Low education |
2.11 (1.43 – 3.16) |
1.09 (0.67 – 1.78) |
| Low income |
1.34 (1.01 – 1.79) |
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| Low household income |
1.1 (0.72 – 1.68) |
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| Non-western country of origin |
4.41 (3.25 – 5.99) |
3.17 (2.17 – 4.63) |
| Daily smoking |
0.81 (0.64 – 1.04) |
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| No hard exercise |
2.00 (1.55 – 2.59) |
1.37 (1.01 – 1.85) |
| Mental health problems |
3.87 (2.92 – 5.14) |
2.70 (1.94 – 3.76) |
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1Variables included into analyses: sex, area, education, country of origin, exercise, mental health problems. |
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Brekke and Hjortdahl International Journal for Equity in Health 2004 3:10 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-3-10 |
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