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. 2007 Nov;61(11):990–996. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.052134

Table 4 Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of poor self‐rated health by societal characteristics in different multilevel models.

Societal characteristic, unit of effect (1) Odds ratio adjusted for age and sex (2) Odds ratio adjusted for age, sex and individual SES* (3) Odds ratio adjusted for age, sex, individual SES* and GDP
GDP PPP, per $5000 increase 0.75 (0.65 to 0.86) 0.79 (0.68 to 0.93) NA
Annual growth, per 1% 0.90 (0.83 to 0.98) 0.93 (0.85 to 1.02) 1.00 (0.90 to 1.12)
Maximum economic contraction, per 10% 1.10 (1.0 to 1.20) 1.08 (0.99 to 1.19) 1.02 (0.90 to 1.16)
Gini coefficient, per 0.1 unit increase 1.15 (0.95 to 1.39) 1.12 (0.93 to 1.34) 1.03 (0.87 to 1.22)
Corruption index, per 1 unit (minimum 0, maximum 10) 1.20 (1.08 to 1.33) 1.15 (1.03 to 1.29) 1.07 (0.96 to 1.20)
Homicide rates (per 10/100,000 increase) 1.09 (1.00 to 1.19) 1.08 (0.98 to 1.18) 1.05 (0.96 to 1.15)
Ratio of 80th/20th income percentile, per 1‐unit increase 1.13 (0.92 to 1.39) 1.05 (0.84 to 1.32) 0.87 (0.67 to 1.14)
Ratio of 90th/10th income percentile, per 1‐unit increase 1.02 (0.95 to 1.11) 1.00 (0.93 to 1.09) 0.96 (0.89 to 1.03)

*Education, quartile of household income, number of household items and marital status.