Table 5.

Pooled estimates, X² tests for homogeneity for all multivariate coefficients; t test on pooled estimates for homogeneous variables to assess the association with having paid work in 2005/2006

	Pooled estimate	X2 test H0: X 2 < 7.8 (DF = 3)	t test H0:-1.96 < T<1.96	Odds ratio	95 % CI
Female gendera	−1.45	1.16	−4.39	0.23	0.12–0.45
Age (years)	−0.21	5.68	−2.71	0.81	0.70–0.94
Intermediate or higher education	0.32	1.83	1.07	Ns
Having a partner	−0.43	0.32	−0.99	Ns
Partner with paid worka	1.49	3.58	4.19	4.42	3.70–15.77
Financial economic variables
Paid work in 2002/2003	3.16	0.91	7.44	23.52	10.61–56.01
Satisfied with income level	0.48	1.34	1.51	Ns
Satisfied with income and living standard	0.59	1.20	1.80	Ns
Functional limitations
No functional limitationsa	−0.62	0.99	−1.80	Ns
Health
Very good or good self-rated health	0.79	0.10	2.62	2.19	1.22–3.95
Comorbidityb	−0.63	1.51	−1.98	0.53	0.29–0.99
Personality
Neuroticism	−0.10	2.57	−3.11	0.91	0.85–0.96
Social inadequacy	−0.07	3.26	−2.16	0.93	0.88–0.99
Mastery	0.13	1.88	2.49	1.13	1.03–1.25
Self esteem	0.12	3.28	1.69	1.12	0.98–1.29
Workers at baseline only
Number of hours work per week	0.02	3.43	1.49	Ns
Occupational skills level	0.30	3.48	1.35	Ns
Occupational prestige level	0.03	6.22	1.55	Ns
High physical work demandsa	−0.58	1.58	−0.89	Ns
High psychosocial work demandsa	0.27	0.32	0.56	Ns
Low psychosocial resources at worka	−0.12	1.31	−0.18	Ns

Bold values are statistically significant p < 0.05

Ns not significant

^aThe pooled estimate was calculated for three instead of four groups due to (nearly) empty cells. The corresponding Chi square value for DF = 2 is 5.9

^bDifferent from the group with depression, cardiovascular disease or osteoarthritis