Table 3.
Odds Ratios and Median Odds Ratios for Mental Healtha for the Models Adjusting for Childhood and Adult Variables Among 6,285 Subjects in the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s Study, Followed-up in 2001
| Variable | Model 1 |
Model 2 |
Model 3 |
Model 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | |
| Individual Factors | ||||||||
| Sex | 0.69 | 0.61, 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.61, 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.61, 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.61, 0.82 |
| Age | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.92, 1.01 |
| Overcrowdingb | 0.99 | 0.86, 1.14 | 0.98 | 0.85, 1.14 | 0.98 | 0.85, 1.13 | ||
| No home ownership | 1.10 | 0.88, 1.37 | 0.98 | 0.77, 1.26 | 0.99 | 0.80, 1.31 | ||
| Family size >3 children | 1.21 | 1.04, 1.39 | 1.19 | 1.03, 1.38 | 1.11 | 0.96, 1.29 | ||
| Occupational class | ||||||||
| III-NM (Skilled nonmanual) | 0.94 | 0.73, 1.22 | 0.91 | 0.71, 1.18 | 0.86 | 0.67, 1.10 | ||
| III-M (Skilled manual) | 0.86 | 0.65, 1.14 | 0.82 | 0.62, 1.10 | 0.75 | 0.56, 0.99 | ||
| IV (Partly skilled) | 1.06 | 0.79, 1.43 | 1.01 | 0.75, 1.37 | 0.90 | 0.67, 1.20 | ||
| V (Unskilled) | 1.04 | 0.77, 1.40 | 0.99 | 0.73, 1.34 | 0.86 | 0.64, 1.15 | ||
| Other | 1.08 | 0.74, 1.57 | 1.03 | 0.70, 1.50 | 0.94 | 0.64, 1.37 | ||
| Specific Contextual Effects | ||||||||
| Lacking 4 amenitiesc | ||||||||
| Quartile 2 | 1.17 | 0.91, 1.50 | 1.13 | 0.88, 1.43 | ||||
| Quartile 3 | 1.19 | 0.96, 1.50 | 1.17 | 0.94, 1.45 | ||||
| Quartile 4 | 1.04 | 0.80, 1.34 | 0.99 | 0.76, 1.28 | ||||
| Low home ownershipd | ||||||||
| Tertile 2 | 1.07 | 0.87, 1.33 | 1.05 | 0.84, 1.30 | ||||
| Tertile 3 | 1.00 | 0.81, 1.23 | 0.98 | 0.80, 1.22 | ||||
| School occupational classe | ||||||||
| Quartile 2 | 1.09 | 0.85, 1.38 | 1.01 | 0.79, 1.28 | ||||
| Quartile 3 | 1.10 | 0.85, 1.41 | 1.04 | 0.80, 1.33 | ||||
| Quartile 4 | 1.11 | 0.86, 1.42 | 1.05 | 0.82, 1.34 | ||||
| Adult Factors | ||||||||
| Adult occupational class | ||||||||
| III-NM (Skilled nonmanual) | 1.04 | 0.87, 1.24 | ||||||
| III-M (Skilled manual) | 1.16 | 0.94, 1.42 | ||||||
| IV (Partly skilled) | 1.64 | 1.34, 2.01 | ||||||
| V (Unskilled) | 0.66 | 0.27, 1.42 | ||||||
| Age on leaving school, years | ||||||||
| <16 | 1.16 | 0.96, 1.39 | ||||||
| 16 | 1.08 | 0.89, 1.31 | ||||||
| General Contextual Effects | ||||||||
| Sibling level | ||||||||
| Variance | 0.245 | 0.161 | 0.148 | 0.182 | ||||
| MOR | 1.60 | 1.11, 2.11 | 1.46 | 1.05, 2.05 | 1.44 | 1.05, 2.05 | 1.50 | 1.09, 2.04 |
| VPC, % | 6.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||||
| Neighborhood level | ||||||||
| Variance | 0.026 | 0.027 | 0.030 | 0.029 | ||||
| MOR | 1.17 | 1.02, 1.30 | 1.17 | 1.02, 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.04, 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.03, 1.31 |
| VPC, % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||||
| School level | ||||||||
| Variance | 0.020 | 0.011 | 0.013 | 0.012 | ||||
| MOR | 1.14 | 1.02, 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.01, 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.01, 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.01, 1.25 |
| VPC, % | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||||
| DIC | 6,232.45 | 6,236.43 | 6,245.23 | 6,207.61 | ||||
Abbreviations: CI, credible interval; DIC, deviance information criterion; MOR, median odds ratio; VPC, variance partition coefficient.
a Mental health was assessed using the 4 items from the General Health Questionnaire, which asks whether, in the past few weeks, respondents have been 1) feeling reasonably happy, all things considered; 2) able to enjoy your normal day-to-day activities; 3) losing confidence in yourself; and 4) feeling unhappy and depressed.
b More than 1 person per room in the home.
c Proportion of homes in the enumeration district without the following 4 amenities: hot water, cold water, fixed bath, and toilet.
d Low proportion of people who owned their own homes in the enumeration district.
e Proportion of children with fathers from professional and managerial occupational classes.