Table 4.
The explanatory power of potential mediating variables in explaining the relationship between social class and poor self-rated health among South Korean employed men aged 19–64. (reference group: managers)
| Capitalists | Small employers | Petty Bourgeoisie | Expert supervisors | Skilled supervisors | Nonskilled supervisors | Experts | Skilled workers | Nonskilled workers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Baseline model | PR (95% CI) | 1.85 (0.64–5.35) | 2.89 (1.19–7.02) | 3.97 (1.67–9.47) | 3.02 (1.20–7.62) | 2.34 (0.93–5.87) | 3.06 (1.26–7.45) | 2.23 (0.82–6.04) | 2.80 (1.07–7.29) | 3.78 (1.59–9.03) |
| Model 2: Baseline + material factors | PR (95% CI) | 1.88 (0.65–5.43) | 2.84 (1.17–6.91) | 3.74 (1.57–8.93) | 3.04 (1.20–7.66) | 2.34 (0.93–5.87) | 2.94 (1.21–7.17) | 2.23 (0.83–6.05) | 2.75 (1.05–7.16) | 3.56 (1.49–8.51) |
| PR change (%) | −3.3 | 2.7 | 7.8 | −0.9 | 0.3 | 5.8 | −0.2 | 2.8 | 8.1 | |
| Model 3: Baseline + behavioral factors | PR (95% CI) | 1.79 (0.62–5.17) | 2.78 (1.15–6.76) | 3.83 (1.61–9.11) | 2.98 (1.18–7.49) | 2.38 (0.95–5.95) | 2.95 (1.21–7.17) | 2.30 (0.85–6.21) | 2.81 (1.08–7.30) | 3.63 (1.52–8.66) |
| PR change (%) | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.0 | −2.5 | 5.6 | −5.4 | −0.4 | 5.6 | |
| Model 4: Baseline + psychosocial factors | PR (95% CI) | 1.55 (0.54–4.46) | 2.71 (1.13–6.50) | 4.08 (1.73–9.58) | 2.99 (1.21–7.42) | 2.25 (0.91–5.57) | 3.01 (1.26–7.23) | 2.39 (0.90–6.39) | 2.87 (1.12–7.38) | 3.88 (1.65–9.13) |
| PR change (%) | 35.2 | 9.6 | −3.5 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | −13.1 | −4.2 | −3.5 | |
| Model 5: Baseline + workplace environmental factors | PR (95% CI) | 1.73 (0.60–5.01) | 2.61 (1.07–6.35) | 3.40 (1.42–8.15) | 2.80 (1.11–7.05) | 2.17 (0.86–5.43) | 2.57 (1.05–6.26) | 2.03 (0.75–5.49) | 2.35 (0.90–6.15) | 2.92 (1.21–7.01) |
| PR change (%) | 13.8 | 15.0 | 19.2 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 24.1 | 16.8 | 24.8 | 31.1 | |
| Model 6: Baseline + all factors | PR (95% CI) | 1.48 (0.52–4.24) | 2.46 (1.03–5.87) | 3.45 (1.47–8.10) | 2.81 (1.14–6.94) | 2.16 (0.88–5.33) | 2.56 (1.06–6.14) | 2.29 (0.86–6.11) | 2.56 (1.00–6.56) | 3.04 (1.29–7.20) |
| PR change (%) | 43.3 | 23.0 | 17.7 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 24.5 | −4.6 | 13.5 | 26.6 |
CI confidence interval, PR prevalence ratio. PR change: percentage change in prevalence ratio = 100×((PR in baseline model) – (PR in model adjusted for risk factor))/((PR in baseline model) – 1). The baseline model (model 1) for prevalence ratio refers to the model only adjusted for age