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

Table 5 Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of poor health by societal characteristics in subjects below and above median individual household income.

Below median household income Above median household income p‐Value for heterogeneity
Corruption index (per 1 unit)
 Adjusted for age and sex 1.18 (1.05 to 1.31) 1.25 (1.09 to 1.43) 0.210
 Adjusted for age, sex and individual SES* 1.13 (1.00 to 1.28) 1.15 (0.99 to 1.34) 0.513
Homicide rates (per 10/100,000)
 Adjusted for age and sex 1.16 (1.03 to 1.32) 1.16 (1.04 to 1.30) 0.957
 Adjusted for age, sex and individual SES* 1.15 (1.03 to 1.29) 1.13 (1.01 to 1.26) 0.691
GDP (per $5000)
 Adjusted for age and sex 0.75 (0.65 to 0.87) 0.74 (0.59 to 0.94) 0.818
 Adjusted for age, sex and individual SES* 0.81 (0.68 to 0.96) 0.83 (0.63 to 1.10) 0.951

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