Table 3

Association between socioeconomic and other measures and self-rated health at entry (logistic regression analysis) and mortality (Cox proportional hazards analysis)


Male
Female


Odds ratio for poor or very poor self-rated health at entry
Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for death during study)
Odds ratio for poor or very poor self-rated health at entry
Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for death during study)

Education




Primary/incomplete secondary
1.70 (1.35–2.12)
2.30 (1.85–2.86)
1.32 (1.11–1.58)
3.09 (2.39–4.00)
Complete secondary
1.27 (0.99–1.63)
1.39 (1.09–1.78)
1.03 (0.86–1.24)
2.35 (1.63–3.40)
Higher
1
1
1
1
Continuous (per 1 category)
1.30 (1.16–1.45)
1.52 (1.36–1.70)
1.14 (1.04–1.24)
1.74 (1.54–1.97)

Household income per person




(household income/square root no. in household)




1 (lowest quintile)
1.64 (1.21–2.22)
1.41 (1.05–1.88)
1.34 (1.06–1.70)
1.19 (0.86–1.65)
2
1.21 (0.90–1.63)
0.98 (0.73–1.30)
1.20 (0.96–1.51)
0.94 (0.67–1.30)
3
1
1
1
1
4
1.06 (0.79–1.44)
0.89 (0.66–1.21)
0.99 (0.78–1.26)
1.00 (0.72–1.39)
5 (highest quintile)
0.68 (0.49–0.95)
1.12 (0.83–1.52)
0.87 (0.67–1.11)
0.75 (0.50–1.13)
Change per quintile
0.83 (0.77–0.89)
0.94 (0.88–1.02)
0.90 (0.85–0.95)
0.93 (0.85–1.01)

Alcohol frequency




No alcohol
1.84 (1.38–2.47)
1.42 (1.05–1.93)
1.42 (1.17–1.71)
2.00 (1.34–3.00)
Once in last month
1
1
1
1
2–3 times a month
0.66 (0.47–0.94)
1.02 (0.72–1.46)
0.75 (0.57–0.98)
1.27 (0.71–2.27)
Once a week
0.54 (0.37–0.80)
1.10 (0.77–1.56)
0.63 (0.42–0.94)
1.08 (0.47–2.52)
More than once a week
0.83 (0.58–1.17)
1.93 (1.41–2.65)
0.92 (0.57–1.50)
2.46 (0.97–6.24)

Current smoker




Yes (vs no)
0.98 (0.81–1.19)
1.92 (1.58–2.34)
1.17 (0.90–1.50)
2.77 (1.68–4.56)

Life satisfaction (5 point ordinal scale, high to low)
1.40 (1.27–1.54)
0.99 (0.91–1.08)
1.46 (1.35–1.58)
1.08 (0.98–1.19)

Income and education Education (3 cats), household income per person (household income/square root no. in household) quintile N.B. All models adjust for age at entry and cluster by household

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