Table 2. Estimated impact of social engagement, chronic disease, grip strength, and depressive symptoms on transitions of occupational status.
OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Social Engagement | ||
Social engagement adjusted for age, sex, marriage, and income | ||
‘Consistently employed’ | 1.32 (1.14–1.53) | 0.0003 |
‘Employed and Unemployed’ | 1.19 (0.97–1.47) | 0.1021 |
‘Unemployed and employed’ | 1.39 (1.12–1.74) | 0.0003 |
‘Consistently unemployed’ | 1.00 (reference) | |
Social engagement further adjusted for health outcomes* | ||
‘Consistently employed’ | 1.19 (1.01–1.39) | 0.0033 |
‘Employed and Unemployed’ | 1.07 (0.86–1.34) | 0.5310 |
‘Unemployed and employed’ | 1.32 (1.04–1.68) | 0.0210 |
‘Consistently unemployed’ | 1.00 (reference) | |
Chronic Disease** | ||
‘Consistently employed’ | 0.83 (0.72–0.94) | 0.0049 |
‘Employed and Unemployed’ | 0.87 (0.71–1.06) | 0.1704 |
‘Unemployed and employed’ | 0.74 (0.60–0.92) | 0.0076 |
‘Consistently unemployed’ | 1.00 (reference) | |
Hand Grip strength** | ||
‘Consistently employed’ | 1.05 (1.02–1.08) | 0.0011 |
‘Employed and Unemployed’ | 1.05 (1.01–1.09) | 0.0251 |
‘Unemployed and employed’ | 1.03 (0.99–1.08) | 0.1065 |
‘Consistently unemployed’ | 1.00 (reference) | |
CES-D** | ||
‘Consistently employed’ | 0.90 (0.87–0.93) | <.0001 |
‘Employed and Unemployed’ | 0.91 (0.87–0.96) | 0.0005 |
‘Unemployed and employed’ | 0.97 (0.93–1.01) | 0.1051 |
‘Consistently unemployed’ | 1.00 (reference) |
Health outcomes included chronic disease, hand grip strength, and CES-D.
adjusted by age, sex, marriage, and income.