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Table 3 Logistic regression for poor SRH, relative level of income and changes in income over time

From: Stability and variability in income position over time: exploring their role in self-rated health in Swedish survey data

Men

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

OR

CI (95%)

OR

CI (95%)

OR

CI (95%)

OR

CI (95%)

Age

1.05

(1.04 - 1.07)

1.06

(1.04 - 1.07)

1.05

(1.04 - 1.07)

1.05

(1.04 - 1.06)

Highest achieved school degree

Post-secondary

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Secondary

1.35

(0.93 - 1.96)

1.30

(0.90 - 1.90)

1.36

(0.94 - 1.98)

1.35

(0.93 - 1.98)

Primary/incomplete

1.53

(1.00 - 2.35)

1.51

(0.98 - 2.32)

1.53

(1.00 - 2.36)

1.54

(1.00 - 2.38)

Disposable income (pooled income 1995 to 2000)

1st quintile (highest)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

2nd quintile

1.63

(1.20 - 2.21)

1.37

(1.00 - 1.89)

1.64

(1.20 - 2.22)

1.61

(1.17 - 2.20)

3rd quintile

2.19

(1.57 - 3.05)

1.76

(1.24 - 2.49)

2.16

(1.55 - 3.03)

2.06

(1.46 - 2.90)

4th quintile

2.62

(1.76 - 3.90)

2.15

(1.43 - 3.24)

2.48

(1.66 - 3.72)

2.38

(1.58 - 3.58)

5th quintile (lowest)

1.91

(1.14 - 3.20)

1.60

(0.95 - 2.70)

1.85

(1.09 - 3.14)

1.69

(1.00 - 2.85)

Income change: more/less than 10 percentiles in income rank position

Stable

  

1

     

Stable/downward

  

2.02

(1.44 - 2.84)

    

Stable/upward

  

1.81

(1.24 - 2.65)

    

Inconsistent

  

1.61

(1.19 - 2.18)

    

Income change: more/less than 10% of absolute income

Stable

    

1

   

Stable/downward

    

2.02

(1.22 - 3.33)

  

Stable/upward

    

0.94

(0.71 - 1.24)

  

Inconsistent

    

0.82

(0.58 - 1.15)

  

Slopes of income over time (based on disposable income 1995 to 2000)

Strong decrease

      

1.48

(0.78 - 2.79)

Weak decrease

      

1.42

(0.88 - 2.29)

Stable income

      

1

 

Weak increase

      

0.82

(0.54 - 1.24)

Strong increase

      

0.82

(0.52 - 1.31)

Linear trend of categories of slope

      

0.83

(0.75 - 0.92)

Observations

1,701

 

1,701

 

1,701

 

1,701

 
  1. Notes: Odds ratios. All covariates mutually adjusted.