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Table 2 Repeated measures regression of GHQ by housing variables in the Whitehall II study, adjusted for potential confounders

From: The effect of housing on the mental health of older people: the impact of lifetime housing history in Whitehall II

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Predicted GHQ	54.45**	53.92**	56.36**
Age (years)	-0.12**	-0.13**	-0.18**
Housing tenure
Owner-occupier	ref.	ref.	ref.
Rented housing	0.71**	0.25	-0.10
Housing tenureage*	0.09**	0.06*	0.02
Predicted GHQ	54.53**	53.92**	56.36**
Age (years)	-0.12**	-0.13**	-0.18**
Difficulty paying bills
Slight to no problems	ref.	ref.	ref.
Some to great problems	4.07**	3.54**	3.47**
Bill difficultyage*	0.12**	0.12**	0.09**
Predicted GHQ	54.45**	53.92**	56.36**
Age (years)	-0.11**	-0.13**	-0.18**
Problems with house
Slight to no problems	ref.	ref.	ref.
Some to great problems	3.31**	2.90**	2.98**
House problemsage*	0.04**	0.04**	0.04*

Model 1: Multiple regression model with GHQ (repeated measures) as outcome and age, gender, period, housing variables (separately) and interaction of each housing variable (separately) with age as explanatory variables; random effect of age specified.
Model 2: includes Model 1 and all housing variables together and their interactions with age
Model 3: includes Model 2 and grade and retired status and their interactions with age
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.01

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