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. 2011 Nov 11;11:861. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-861

Table 6.

Odds ratios (OR) for all health outcomes in fully adjusted modelsa

Common mental disorder Hazardous alcohol use Fair or poor general health Long standing illness
Adjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Demographic Indicators
Gender
 Female 1.4 (1.1-1.9)* 0.3 (0.2-0.4)*** 1.2 (0.8-1.6) 1.1 (0.9-1.4)
 Male 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Ethnic group
 White British 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Black-Caribbean 0.9 (0.6-1.7) 0.2 (0.1-0.5)*** 1.4 (0.8-2.4) 0.7 (0.4-1.2)
 Black-African 0.6 (0.4-0.9)* 0.1 (0.1-0.3)*** 0.7 (0.4-1.1) 0.8 (0.6-1.2)
 Asian 0.9 (0.5-2.0) 1.0 (0.5-2.1) 1.7 (0.7-4.0) 1.1 (0.6-2.1)
 Other 0.8 (0.5-1.1) 0.4 (0.2-0.7)** 1.4 (0.9-2.2) 1.1 (0.8-1.6)
Age (continuous in years) 1.0 (0.9-1.0) 0.9 (0.9-0.9)*** 1.0 (0.9-1.0) 1.1 (1.0-1.1)***
Relationship status
 Never married 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Married/cohabiting 0.8 (0.6-1.1) 0.6 (0.4-0.9)** 0.9 (0.6-1.3) 0.8 (0.6-1.1)
 Divorced/separated 1.1 (0.7-1.8) 1.3 (0.7-2.3) 1.3 (0.8-2.2) 0.9 (0.6-1.5)
 Widowed 1.1 (0.5-2.4) 0.9 (0.2-3.7) 0.5 (0.2-1.3) 0.4 (0.2-1.0)
Socioeconomic Indicators
Educational attainment
 No qualifications 1.4 (0.8-2.3) 1.0 (0.5-1.9) 1.7 (0.9-3.1) 1.0 (0.6-1.7)
 Up to GCSE level 1.5 (0.9-2.2) 0.5 (0.3-0.8)** 1.6 (0.9-2.6) 1.2 (0.8-1.7)
 Advanced level 1.2 (0.8-1.7) 0.7 (0.5-0.9)* 1.0 (0.6-1.6) 1.0 (0.7-1.4)
 Higher degree or above 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Employment status
 In paid employment 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Unemployed 1.3 (0.8-2.1) 1.7 (0.9-3.0) 1.6 (0.9-2.7) 1.0 (0.6-1.7)
 Economically inactive 1.1 (0.8-1.6) 1.2 (0.8-1.7) 1.7 (1.1-2.5)** 1.7 (1.2-2.3)**
Yearly household income
 £0 - £5,475 2.2 (1.3-3.7)** 1.0 (0.6-1.9) 2.5 (1.4-4.6)** 1.7 (1.0-2.8)*
 £5476 - £12,097 1.2 (0.7-1.9) 0.6 (0.3-0.9)* 1.2 (0.7-2.2) 1.5 (0.9-2.3)
 £12,098 - £20,753 1.4 (0.9-2.1) 0.3 (0.2-0.6)*** 1.6 (0.9-2.7) 1.2 (0.8-1.7)
 £20,754 - £31,494 1.1 (0.7-1.8) 0.7 (0.4-1.2) 1.4 (0.8-2.5) 1.2 (0.8-1.8)
 £31,495 or more 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Housing tenure
 Own/mortgage 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Rented 1.3 (0.9-1.9) 1.3 (0.9-1.9) 1.9 (1.3-3.0)** 1.3 (0.9-1.9)
 Rent free 0.3 (0.1-0.7)** 0.9 (0.4-1.9) 1.4 (0.6-3.6) 0.7 (0.3-1.7)

a Models contain all demographic and socioeconomic indicators.

Economically inactive includes: student, permanent sick/disabled, temporary sick, retired, looking after the home children

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001