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. 2014 Mar 4;13:22. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-22

Table 4.

Multivariate categorical binary logistic regression analysing the effect of the summation of number of low social capital variables

 
Many psychosomatic symptoms
Reduced psychological well-being
  OR a 95% CI p OR b 95% CI p
Employed
1 (ref)
 
 
1 (ref)
 
 
Unemployed
1.622
1.372–1.918
<0.001
2.113
1.787–2.500
<0.001
0 low social capital items
1 (ref)
 
 
1 (ref)
 
 
1 low social capital item
1.378
1.233–1.540
<0.001
1.207
1.070–1.362
0.002
2 low social capital items
1.982
1.762–2.229
<0.001
1.643
1.447–1.867
<0.001
3 low social capital items
2.873
2.478–3.330
<0.001
2.612
2.235–3.052
<0.001
4–5 low social capital items 4.371 3.432–5.569 <0.001 3.906 3.050–5.002 <0.001

Low social support, no organization membership, low neighbourhood social trust, low trust in societal institutions and non-voting in the last general election each counted as one low social capital item. Adjusted for sex, age, educational level, and chronic disease.

aNagelkerke’s R2 = 0.181.

bNagelkerke’s R2 = 0.108.