Table 3.
Proposed health factors at baseline, and outcome in HRQL at the 12 month follow-up.
| PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
n = 185 OR (95% CI) |
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| SOC | 21-55 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 56-66 | 1.2 (0.4-3.4) | 2.9 (0.9-8.5) | 3.0 (1.2-7.2) | 3.1 (1.1-8.4) | 2.8 (1.1-7.0) | 2.4 (0.9-5.8) | 6.3 (2.3-17.7) | 4.7 (1.7-12.7) | |
| 67-75 | 1.7 (0.5-5.1) | 3.4 (1.2-9.8) | 3.3 (1.3-8.1) | 3.1 (1.1-8.6) | 2.7 (1.1-7.0) | 3.2 (1.2-8.2) | 5.6 (2.0-15.5) | 7.5 (2.5-22.4) | |
| 75-90 Very good | 1.6 (0.5-5.2) | 4.9 (1.6-15.6) | 5.6 (2.0-15.5) | 5.1 (1.7-15.8) | 7.8 (2.6-23.4) | 9.0 (2.9-27.9) | 11.8 (3.5-39.7) | 10.1 (2.9-35.1) | |
| Social support | 18-29 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13-17 | 2.9 (0.9-9.1) | 1.6 (0.5-4.4) | 1.6 (0.6-4.0) | 2.2 (0.8-6.2) | 1.2 (0.5-3.2) | 1.5 (0.6-3.9) | 3.0 (1.1-8.1) | 1.3 (0.5-3.5) | |
| 11-12 | 2.2 (0.6-7.2) | 1.9 (0.7-5.7) | 1.2 (0.5-3.3) | 1.6 (0.6-4.9) | 1.9 (0.7-5.3) | 1.3 (0.5-3.6) | 6.0 (1.9-18.5) | 2.5 (0.8-7.5) | |
| 10 Very good | 2.2 (0.7-6.9) | 2.2 (0.8-6.3) | 1.8 (0.7-4.6) | 2.4 (0.9-6.6) | 2.1 (0.8-5.4) | 1.8 (0.7-4.6) | 5.2 (1.8-15.0) | 1.6 (0.6-4.4) | |
| Alcohol habit | Rarely/never | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1. 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Monthly | 1.1 (0.4-2.9) | 0.7 (0.3-1.7) | 0.8 (0.4-1.8) | 1.1 (0.5-2.5) | 0.7 (0.3-1.5) | 1.1 (0.5-2.5) | 0.9 (0.4-2.2) | 1.4 (0.6-3.3) | |
| Weekly | 1.0 (0.4-2.5) | 0.6 (0.3-1.5) | 1.0 (0.5-2.2) | 0.9 (0.4-2.0) | 1.5 (0.7-3.2) | 1.2 (0.5-2.6) | 0.8 (0.4-1.8) | 0.6 (0.3-1.5) | |
| Immigrant status | Immigrant | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Swede | 0.7 (0.2-2.6) | 1.5 (0.5-4.4) | 2.2 (0.8-5.8) | 0.9 (0.3-2.4) | 0.6 (0.2-1.6) | 2.1 (0.8-5.5) | 1.5 (0.5-4.2) | 2.8 (0.9-8.0) | |
| Civil status | Living alone | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Living with | 0.9 (0.4-2.2) | 0.7 (0.3-1.4) | 0.6 (0.3-1.2) | 1.0 (0.5-2.1) | 0.5 (0.3-1.1) | 0.6 (0.3-1.3) | 1.0 (0.5-2.1) | 0.6 (0.3-1.2) | |
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| Education | Grade school | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Secondary school | 1.4 (0.6-3.6) | 1.3 (0.6-3.0) | 1.5 (0.7-3.2) | 1.3 (0.6-2.9) | 1.0 (0.5-2.2) | 3.1 (1.4-7.0) | 1.2 (0.5-2.6) | 1.9 (0.8-4.3) | |
| College/university | 2.1 (0.8-5.7) | 1.7 (0.7-4.0) | 1.2 (0.6-2.7) | 0.8 (0.3-1.8) | 1.4 (0.6-3.0) | 1.6 (0.7-3.6) | 1.4 (0.6-3.1) | 1.7 (0.7-4.0) | |
| Work capacity | 0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25-100% | 3.3 (1.2-9.2) | 3.0 (1.2-7.2) | 2.7 (1.2-6.0) | 1.9 (0.8-4.7) | 1.6 (0.7-3.6) | 1.7 (0.8-4.0) | 1.8 (0.8-4.4) | 4.3 (1.6-11.5) | |
| Retired | 0.9 (0.2-4.6) | 3.7 (0.6-21.6) | 1.6 (0.4-6.3) | 2.7 (0.6-11.3) | 1.4 (0.4-5.4) | 1.2 (0.3-4.8) | 0.8 (0.2-3.2) | 0.8 (0.2-3.9) | |
| Socioeconomic | Group A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| status, | Group B | 1.5 (0.6-4.3) | 2.0 (0.8-5.1) | 1.2 (0.5-2.7) | 0.5 (0.2-1.2) | 1.4 (0.6-3.2) | 1.7 (0.7-4.0) | 1.8 (0.7-4.2) | 1.5 (0.6-3.8) |
| main | Group C | 1.5 (0.6-4.0) | 1.6 (0.6-3.8) | 0.9 (0.4-2.0) | 0.8 (0.4-1.9) | 1.1 (0.5-2.4) | 1.4 (0.6-3.1) | 2.2 (0.9-5.2) | 1.6 (0.7-3.9) |
| occupation | Group D | 0.3 (0.1-1.8) | 0.4 (0.1-2.2) | 0.5 (0.1-2.0) | 0.4 (0.1-2.0) | 1.9 (0.5-7.3) | 1.3 (0.3-5.1) | 1.1 (0.3-4.5) | 2.3 (0.5-9.8) |
| Socioeconomic | Group A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| status, | Group B | 0.7 (0.1-4.4) | 3.3 (0.6-17.9) | 1.4 (0.3-6.6) | 0.7 (0.1-4.2) | 1.1 (0.3-5.0) | 3.3 (0.6-17.9) | 1.8 (0.3-10.0) | 4.6 (0.6-35.7) |
| current | Group C | 0.9 (0.2-3.7) | 2.9 (0.8-11.1) | 1.0 (0.3-3.2) | 0.4 (0.1-1.4) | 1.2 (0.4-3.8) | 1.8 (0.6-6.1) | 1.9 (0.5-7.8) | 3.9 (0.9-16.7) |
| occupation | Group D | 0.4 (0.1-1.5) | 1.5 (0.4-5.4) | 0.3 (0.1-0.9) | 0.1 (0.0-0.5) | 0.5 (0.2-1.3) | 0.9 (0.3-2.6) | 0.6 (0.2-1.9) | 0.7 (0.2-2.3) |
| Rheumatic | Local/general pain | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| disease | Osteoarthritis | 2.2 (0.5-9.8) | 1.4 (0.3-5.8) | 0.7 (0.2-2.3) | 2.4 (0.6-9.3) | 1.3 (0.4-4.7) | 1.2 (0.3-4.1) | 0.7 (0.2-2.7) | 1.1 (0.3-4.1) |
| Systemic rheumatic disease | 0.9 (0.2-4.5) | 0.8 (0.2-3.7) | 0.9 (0.3-3.1) | 0.6 (0.1-3.1) | 0.9 (0.2-3.5) | 1.0 (0.3-3.7) | 0.6 (0.2-2.3) | 1.1 (0.3-4.4) | |
| Infl. joint disease | 2.1 (0.7-6.2) | 2.1 (0.7-6.2) | 1.1 (0.4-2.8) | 2.0 (0.7-5.7) | 2.5 (0.9-6.8) | 1.8 (0.7-4.7) | 0.6 (0.2-1.6) | 2.0 (0.7-5.6) |
OR (95% CI) in multivariate analyses of factors believed to affect HRQL (assessed by SF-36) in a positive way in a population with rheumatic diseases at a 12 month follow-up. Factors were controlled for age, sex and baseline SF-36 score but not for each other.
Group A: Manual workers
Group B: Assistant no manual employees
Group C: Intermediate/higher employees and upper-level executives
Group D: Others