Table 6 Effects of Age, Sex and Socioeconomic Position on Impairments and Disability
Impairments and disability | Associations with impairments and disability (prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age, adjusted for sex | Sex, adjusted for age | Socioeconomic position (quarters of household assets), adjusted for age and sex | |
Arthritis or rheumatism MV1 = 3 | 1.00 1.00, 1.01 p = 0.23 | 0.50 0.43, 0.59 p < 0.001 | 0.98 0.92, 1.04 p = 0.47 |
Eyesight problems MV = 3 | 1.02 1.01, 1.02 p < 0.001 | 0.88 0.78, 0.98 p = 0.02 | 0.90 0.85, 0.95 p < 0.001 |
Hearing difficulty or deafness MV = 3 | 1.06 1.04, 1.07 p < 0.001 | 1.19 0.94, 1.49 p = 0.15 | 0.91 0.81, 1.02 p = 0.10 |
Persistent cough MV = 3 | 1.02 1.00, 1.04 p = 0.02 | 0.95 0.72, 1.24 p = 0.69 | 0.86 0.76, 0.98 p = 0.02 |
Difficulty breathing, breathlessness or asthma MV = 2 | 1.01 0.99, 1.03 p = 0.26 | 0.85 0.64, 1.14 p = 0.28 | 0.75 0.66, 0.86 p < 0.001 |
Heart trouble or angina MV = 3 | 1.00 0.98, 1.03 p = 0.98 | 0.88 0.57, 1.35 p = 0.55 | 0.81 0.68, 0.97 p = 0.02 |
Stomach or intestine problems MV = 4 | 1.01 1.00, 1.02 p = 0.16 | 0.68 0.55, 0.83 p < 0.001 | 0.95 0.87, 1.04 p = 0.28 |
Faints or blackouts MV = 5 | 1.02 0.99, 1.05 p = 0.14 | 0.62 0.36, 1.06 p = 0.08 | 0.73 0.57, 0.93 p = 0.01 |
Paralysis, weakness or loss of one leg or arm MV = 7 | 1.06 1.03, 1.08 p < 0.001 | 1.07 0.72, 1.59 p = 0.72 | 0.86 0.71, 1.03 p = 0.10 |
Skin disorders pressure sores, leg ulcers or burns MV = 6 | 1.06 1.02, 1.10 p = 0.001 | 0.62 0.30, 1.31 p = 0.21 | 0.58 0.42, 0.81 p = 0.001 |
More than 15 disability days in the last month MV = 5 | 1.05 1.04, 1.06 p < 0.001 | 0.80 0.63, 1.00 p = 0.05 | 0.89 0.80, 0.99 p = 0.03 |