Table 4 Hierarchical logistic regressions on the three variable level of individuals clustered within schools and within housing areas, presenting odds ratios (OR), 95% CIs, and significance levels of participants with many psychosomatic and musculoskeletal symptoms and participants who were classified as depressed, in relation to neighbourhood social capital, general social trust, sex, parental unemployment, living conditions, ethnicity, and subjective SES.

Neighbourhood social capital

High

Ref

Ref

Ref

Medium

1.41 (1.14-1.75)

0.002

1.30 (1.03-1.66)

0.030

1.46 (1.21-1.75)

< 0.001

Low

2.29 (1.81-2.90)

< 0.001

1.74 (1.35-2.26)

< 0.001

2.36 (1.88-2.96)

< 0.001

General social trust

High

Ref

Ref

Ref

Medium

1.51 (1.24-1.85)

< 0.001

1.41 (1.12-1.77)

0.004

1.54 (1.29-1.85)

< 0.001

Low

3.20 (2.59-3.97)

< 0.001

2.51 (1.89-3.33)

< 0.001

3.34 (2.75-4.06)

< 0.001

Sex

Boy

Ref

Ref

Ref

Girl

3.77 (3.21-4.44)

< 0.001

1.90 (1.58-2.29)

< 0.001

2.59 (2.24-3.00)

< 0.001

Parental unemployment

Both parents working

Ref

Ref

Ref

At least one parent unemployed

1.28 (1.07-1.53)

0.007

1.24 (1.02-1.50)

0.031

1.26 (1.10-1.45)

0.001

Living conditions

Single-family house

Ref

Ref

Ref

Multi-family house

0.98 (0.81-1.17)

0.787

0.99 (0.81-1.20)

0.897

0.97 (0.83-1.14)

0.732

Ethnicity

Scandinavian ethnicity

Ref

Ref

Ref

Non-Scandinavian ethnicity

0.86 (0.72-1.03)

0.104

0.88 (0.72-1.08)

0.230

0.93 (0.79-1.09)

0.344

Subjective SES

High

Ref

Ref

Ref

Medium

1.00 (0.75-1.33)

0.983

1.03 (0.78-1.35)

0.851

0.88 (0.70-1.10)

0.273

Low

2.00 (1.50-2.68)

< 0.001

1.70 (1.21-2.39)

0.002

1.96 (1.52-2.51)

< 0.001