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Table 8 Prevalence estimates and associations for health and functioning

From: Identifying socio-demographic and socioeconomic determinants of health inequalities in a diverse London community: the South East London Community Health (SELCoH) study

  

Limitations for social functioning

  
 

Prevalence (95%CI)

Unadjusted RRR†† (95%CI)

Adjusted RRR††† (95%CI)

Health Indicators

Most or all of

the time

Some of

the time

Most or all of

the time

Some of

the time

Most or all of

the time

Some of

the time

Common mental disorder

      

   Yes

25.2 (20.4-29.9)

48.9 (43.8-54.2)

27.5 (17.1-44.4)***

7.5 (5.7-9.9)***

22.3 (13.0-38.2)***

6.9 (5.0-9.4)***

   No

2.7 (1.8-3.7)

19.5 (17.2-21.9)

    

Hazardous alcohol use

      

   Yes

8.0 (4.6-11.4)

34.0 (28.2-39.8)

1.2 (0.7-1.9)

1.6 (1.2-2.1)**

2.3 (1.2-4.4)**

1.4 (1.0-1.9)*

   No

7.9 (6.3-9.5)

25.1 (22.7-27.6)

    

Fair or poor general health

      

   Yes

25.4 (19.9-30.9)

37.5 (31.5-43.4)

12.2 (7.9-18.8)***

3.0 (2.2-4.1)***

8.4 (5.2-13.6)***

3.2 (2.2-4.5)***

   No

4.0 (2.9-5.1)

24.0 (21.5-26.4)

    

Long standing illness

      

   Yes

13.8 (11.0-16.6)

28.6 (24.9-32.2)

5.0 (3.3-7.7)***

1.4 (1.1-1.8)**

3.8 (2.3-6.4)***

1.8 (1.3-2.4)***

   No

3.4 (2.2-4.6)

24.9 (22.0-27.8)

    
  

Physical health limits functioning

  

Health Indicators

Prevalence (95%CI)

 

Unadjusted OR

(95%CI)

Adjusted† OR (95%CI)

  

Common mental disorder

      

   Yes

45.2 (39.9-50.4)

 

4.9 (3.7-6.4)***

5.3 (3.8-7.2)***

  

   No

14.5 (12.4-16.7)

 

1.0

1.0

  

Hazardous alcohol use

      

   Yes

18.7 (13.8-23.6)

 

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

1.2 (0.8-1.8)

  

   No

22.3 (19.8-24.9)

 

1.0

1.0

  

Fair or poor general health

      

   Yes

56.3 (50.2-62.4)

 

8.2 (6.1-10.9)***

6.6 (4.7-9.2)***

  

   No

13.6 (11.7-15.6)

 

1.0

1.0

  

Long standing illness

      

   Yes

38.8 (34.9-42.8)

 

7.2 (5.4-9.7)***

4.9 (3.5-6.9)***

  

   No

8.1 (6.3-9.9)

 

1.0

1.0

  
  

Emotional health limits functioning

  

Health Indicators

Prevalence (95%CI)

 

Unadjusted OR

(95%CI)

Adjusted† OR (95%CI)

  

Common mental disorder

      

   Yes

50.6 (45.3-55.9)

 

17.7 (12.7-24.8)***

15.4 (10.6-22.5)***

  

   No

5.5 (4.1-6.8)

 

1.0

1.0

  

Hazardous alcohol use

      

   Yes

21.4 (16.4-26.3)

 

1.5 (1.1-2.1)*

1.7 (1.2-2.5)**

  

   No

15.3 (13.2-17.3)

 

1.0

1.0

  

Fair or poor general health

      

   Yes

35.5 (29.6-41.4)

 

4.1 (3.0-5.7)***

3.7 (2.6-5.2)***

  

   No

11.7 (9.9-13.5)

 

1.0

1.0

  

Long standing illness

      

   Yes

21.6 (18.3-24.9)

 

2.0 (1.5-2.7)***

2.2 (1.6-3.1)***

  

   No

11.9 (9.9-14.0)

 

1.0

1.0

  
  1. Weighted percentages to account for survey design; frequencies are unweighted and may not add up due to missing values.
  2. †Adjusted for gender, age (continuous), ethnicity, relationship status, employment status, household income and housing tenure; economically inactive includes: student, permanent sick/disabled, temporary sick, retired, looking after the home children
  3. ††Relative risk ratios derived from multinomial (polytomous) logistic regression; social functioning limited none of the time is the reference group
  4. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
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