Table 3. Sex Differences in Poor Physical Functioning before and after Adjustment for Work Characteristics.
| Britain | Japan | Finland | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| poor PCS % |
Model 1 (Age -adjusted) OR (95%CI) |
Model 2 (Model 1 +SES) OR (95%CI) |
Model 3 (Model 2+ work) OR (95%CI) |
poor PCS % |
Model 1 (Age -adjusted) OR (95%CI) |
Model 2 (Model 1 +SES) OR (95%CI) |
Model 3 (Model 2+ work) OR (95%CI) |
poor PCS % |
Model 1 (Age -adjusted) OR (95%CI) |
Model 2 (Model 1 +SES) OR (95%CI) |
Model 3 (Model 2+ work) OR (95%CI) |
|
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Men | 20.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 24.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 19.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Women | 35.5 | 2.08(1.86-2.32) | 1.76(1.55-1.99) | 1.72(1.52-1.95) | 35.5 | 1.72 (1.42-2.09) | 1.52 (1.24-1.86) | 1.33 (1.08-1.65) | 26.3 | 1.51(1.32-1.73) | 1.43(1.24-1.65) | 1.31(1.14-1.52) |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 40-49 | 21.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 27.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 17.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 50-60 | 29.8 | 1.49(1.33-1.65) | 1.45(1.32-1.62) | 1.47(1.32-1.64) | 21.8 | 1.07 (0.89-1.28) | 1.22 (1.00-1.48) | 1.32 (1.08-1.61) | 30.6 | 2.15(1.93-2.39) | 2.16(1.93-2.40) | 2.16(1.93-2.41) |
| Grades | ||||||||||||
| Grade 1 | 19.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 17.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Grade 2 | 25.7 | 1.34(1.18-1.52) | 1.39(1.22-1.56) | 27.8 | 1.75(1.28-2.39) | 1.71(1.24-2.35) | 23.4 | 1.47(1.25-1.72) | 1.56(1.33-1.84) | |||
| Grade 3 | 37.3 | 1.71(1.44-2.02) | 1.85(1.52-2.26) | 30.7 | 1.94(1.43-2.63) | 1.95(1.41-2.69) | 29.3 | 1.80(1.57-2.05) | 1.94(1.67-2.26) | |||
| Grade 4 | 31.3 | 2.15(1.83-2.53) | 2.11(1.76-2.53) | |||||||||
| Control | ||||||||||||
| Low | 29.7 | 1.17(1.00-1.36) | 28.5 | 1.24(0.96-1.62) | 32.5 | 1.35(1.17-1.55) | ||||||
| Intermediate | 24.9 | 1.15(1.00-1.32) | 29.1 | 1.22(0.96-1.55) | 23.9 | 1.06(0.93-1.21) | ||||||
| High | 20.8 | 1.00 | 24.7 | 1.00 | 20.6 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Demand | ||||||||||||
| Low | 24.9 | 1.00 | 20.6 | 1.00 | 18.6 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Intermediate | 25.6 | 1.30(1.13-1.49) | 27.4 | 1.53(1.20-1.95) | 25.0 | 1.56(1.35-1.80) | ||||||
| High | 24.5 | 1.41(1.21-1.63) | 36.8 | 2.27(1.72-32.99) | 29.9 | 2.15(1.89-2.45) | ||||||
| Work hours* | ||||||||||||
| <7 hours /day | 34.7 | 1.33(1.00-1.76)) | 30.8 | 1.59(1.14-2.22) | 29.5 | 1.48(1.24-1.75) | ||||||
| 7-9 hours /day | 25.2 | 1.00 | 24.3 | 1.00 | 24.6 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 9-11 hours /day | 23.6 | 1.10(0.95-1.28) | 35.0 | 1.34(1.05-1.71) | 23.7 | 1.02(0.86-1.20) | ||||||
| 11< hours /day | 21.1 | 1.00(0.76-1.31) | 33.8 | 1.26(0.87-1.84) | 24.7 | 1.06(0.74-1.54) | ||||||