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Table 4 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

Women

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

OR

CI (95%)

OR

CI (95%)

OR

CI (95%)

OR

CI (95%)

Age

1.03

(1.02 - 1.04)

1.03

(1.02 - 1.04)

1.03

(1.01 - 1.04)

1.03

(1.01 - 1.04)

Highest achieved school degree

Post-secondary

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Secondary

1.43

(0.99 - 2.08)

1.44

(0.99 - 2.10)

1.43

(0.99 - 2.08)

1.44

(0.99 - 2.09)

Primary/incomplete

1.94

(1.26 - 2.99)

1.99

(1.29 - 3.08)

1.87

(1.21 - 2.89)

1.90

(1.23 - 2.93)

Disposable income (pooled income 1995 to 2000)

1st quintile (highest)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

2nd quintile

1.77

(1.21 - 2.60)

1.72

(1.16 - 2.55)

1.78

(1.21 - 2.63)

1.77

(1.19 - 2.61)

3rd quintile

1.82

(1.24 - 2.69)

1.64

(1.11 - 2.42)

1.72

(1.17 - 2.53)

1.67

(1.12 - 2.47)

4th quintile

2.35

(1.59 - 3.46)

2.24

(1.52 - 3.32)

2.32

(1.57 - 3.43)

2.19

(1.47 - 3.27)

5th quintile (lowest)

2.37

(1.51 - 3.71)

2.39

(1.52 - 3.76)

2.24

(1.41 - 3.55)

2.15

(1.36 - 3.40)

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

Stable

  

1

     

Stable/downward

  

1.41

(1.03 - 1.94)

    

Stable/upward

  

0.78

(0.55 - 1.12)

    

Inconsistent

  

1.32

(1.00 - 1.75)

    

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

Stable

    

1

   

Stable/downward

    

1.50

(0.99 - 2.28)

  

Stable/upward

    

0.81

(0.62 - 1.06)

  

Inconsistent

    

1.34

(0.98 - 1.85)

  

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

Strong decrease

      

0.59

(0.28 - 1.23)

Weak decrease

      

0.91

(0.60 - 1.39)

Stable income

      

1

 

Weak increase

      

0.67

(0.47 - 0.96)

Strong increase

      

0.61

(0.41 - 0.93)

Linear trend of categories of slope

     

0.90

(0.81 - 0.99)

Observations

1,676

 

1,676

 

1,676

 

1,676

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