Table 4.
Results of the mixed models of the explanatory variables for the perceived health of people born in Switzerland of the CoLaus study population of the CoLaus study for the period 2009–2012 and 2014–2017
| Self-rated health | OR (95% credibility interval) | Prob(|log(OR)|)>0 |
| Socioeconomical status quantiles following Hollingshead including relatives (1≤20) | ||
| 21–39 | 1.04 (0.63 to 1.73) | 0.5646 |
| 30–39 | 0.94 (0.63 to 1.39) | 0.6305 |
| 40–54 | 1.18 (0.78 to 1.77) | 0.7817 |
| ≥55 | 1.22 (0.74 to 2.03) | 0.7812 |
| Educational level (mandatory education) | ||
| Apprenticeship | 0.97 (0.65 to 1.46) | 0.5584 |
| High school | 0.97 (0.63 to 1.49) | 0.5622 |
| University education | 1.15 (0.68 to 1.93) | 0.6961 |
| Job type (high) | ||
| Middle | 1.45 (0.75 to 2.78) | 0.8664 |
| Low | 1.36 (0.82 to 2.25) | 0.8807 |
| Not working | 1.30 (0.74 to 2.29) | 0.8202 |
| Current situation (living alone) | ||
| Single parent family | 0.82 (0.46 to 1.47) | 0.7483 |
| Couple without children | 0.93 (0.67 to 1.29) | 0.6620 |
| Couple with children | 0.59 (0.40 to 0.87) | 0.9965* |
| Current professional status (manoeuvre) | ||
| Qualified worker | 1.24 (0.49 to 3.13) | 0.6780 |
| Farmer | 1.59 (0.05 to 52.74) | 0.6009 |
| Non-qualified worker (office assistant) | 0.81 (0.39 to 1.66) | 0.7221 |
| Qualified employee (f.e. secretary) | 0.91 (0.53 to 1.57) | 0.6357 |
| Low manager | 0.97 (0.53 to 1.78) | 0.5354 |
| Middle manager | 0.62 (0.31 to 1.25) | 0.9117 |
| Top manager | 0.99 (0.69 to 1.45) | 0.5033 |
| Liberal professional (medical doctor, lawyer) | 2.52 (0.91 to 6.96) | 0.9623 |
| Monthly household gross income (<CHF2.999) | ||
| CHF3000–CHF4999 | 1.30 (0.81 to 2.10) | 0.8636 |
| CHF5000–CHF6999 | 1.24 (0.78 to 1.99) | 0.8177 |
| CHF7000–CHF9499 | 1.39 (0.82 to 2.37) | 0.8876 |
| CHF9500–CHF13000 | 0.92 (0.51 to 1.68) | 0.6051 |
| >CHF13 000F | 1.24 (0.56 to 2.74) | 0.7032 |
| Do you currently drink alcohol (no) | ||
| Yes | 1.01 (0.75 to 1.34) | 0.5188 |
| Gender (man) | ||
| Women | 0.73 (0.55 to 0.98) | 0.9826* |
| Age category (0–45 years) | ||
| 45–54 years | 0.80 (0.46 to 1.40) | 0.7833 |
| 55–64 years | 0.62 (0.33 to 1.15) | 0.9363 |
| 65–74 years | 0.45 (0.22 to 0.92) | 0.9862* |
| >75 years | 0.75 (0.35 to 1.63) | 0.7673 |
*The very good and good categories (perceived health status) were transformed into a single variable—good health—and the average, poor and very poor health categories perceived as a second variable—poor health.
SRH, Self-reported health.