Table 4.
Associations of current economic difficulties with common mental disorders (GHQ-12 3+) and the contribution of socioeconomic circumstances, living arrangements, health behaviours and work-family conflicts. Inequality index valuesa from logistic regression analysis, Helsinki and London.
| Inequality indices (95 % confidence intervals) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODEL 0 Age-adjusted |
MODEL 1 0+ Socio-economic circumstancesb |
MODEL 2 1+ Living arrangements |
MODEL 3 1+ Health behavioursc |
MODEL 4 1+ Work-family conflictsd |
MODEL 5 Fully adjusted |
|
| Helsinki | ||||||
| Men | 1.18 (1.05-1.33) | 1.18 (1.04-1.33) | 1.18 (1.04-1.34) | 1.15 (1.01-1.30) | 1.09 (0.95-1.25) | 1.07 (0.92-1.23) |
| Women | 1.26 (1.20-1.32) | 1.27 (1.20-1.34) | 1.27 (1.20-1.34) | 1.26 (1.20-1.33) | 1.19 (1.13-1.26) | 1.17 (1.11-1.24) |
| London | ||||||
| Men | 1.18 (1.11-1.27) | 1.19 (1.11-1.28) | 1.19 (1.11-1.29) | 1.19 (1.10-1.28) | 1.11 (1.03-1.20) | 1.11 (1.03-1.21) |
| Women | 1.10 (1.00-1.22) | 1.11 (0.99-1.24) | 1.12 (1.00-1.25) | 1.11 (0.99-1.24) | 1.03 (0.91-1.16) | 1.04 (0.92-1.17) |
a
Current economic difficulties score 0-8 is used as a continuous variable. Inequality index is the OR for each one point increase in economic difficulties.
b
Parental education, childhood economic difficulties, own education, occupational class, household income, housing tenure
c
Current smoking, heavy drinking, physical inactivity, obesity
d
Family-to-work and work-to-family conflict