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. 2012 Jan 10;12:19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-19

Table 3.

Proportion of People Reporting Poor SRH According to the Presence or Absence of Health Conditions by Socioeconomic Position, Among Women; National Health Survey

Years of education

< 12 years 12 years > 12 years Interaction test

Functional limitations, %a
 No 21.3 15.8 11.3 0.18b

 Yes 59.4 54.4 44.2 0.22c

 OR (95% CI) 4.0 (3.2-5.0) 5.9 (4.5-7.7) 5.3 (3.8-7.3)


Chronic low back pain, %a

 No 26.1 17.1 13.6 0.12b

 Yes 47.4 42.3 28.5 0.75c

 OR (95% CI) 2.6 (2.0-3.3) 3.4 (2.7-4.2) 2.4 (1.8-3.2)

Income level (€)

< 9,900 9,900-14,300 14,300-20,400 > = 20,400 Interaction test

Functional limitations, %a

 No 18.4 15.8 13.8 11.6 0.52d

 Yes 63.2 56.0 51.3 46.5 0.42e

0.30f

 OR (95% CI) 5.5 (4.0-7.5) 4.5 (3.3-6.0) 4.6 (3.4-6.2) 4.1 (2.9-5.8)

Chronic low back pain, %a

 No 24.3 19.6 14.4 11.0 0.93d

 Yes 45.0 39.1 40.9 32.1 0.03e

0.17f

 OR (95% CI) 2.4 (1.8-3.2) 2.4 (1.9-3.2) 3.8 (2.8-5.0) 3.2 (2.4-4.3)

a: % adjusted for age

b: Interaction between health status and years of education: results for years of education = 12 years compared with years of education < 12 years; model adjusted for age

c: Interaction between health status and years of education: results for years of education > 12 years compared with years of education < 12 years; model adjusted for age

d: Interaction between health status and income level: results for income level between 9,900-14,300 compared with income level < 9,900 ; model adjusted for age

e: Interaction between health status and income level. Results for income level between 14,300-20,400 compared with income level < 9,900 ; model adjusted for age

f: Interaction between health status and income level. Results for income level > = 20,400 compared with income level < 9,900 ; model adjusted for age.

† Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) from logistic regression models including health conditions and age in each socioeconomic group; reference group = no health condition