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Table 2 Adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) of mobility limitation and depressed mood by socioeconomic factors; Reykjavik study (1967–1992) and Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility Study (2002–2006)

From: Socioeconomic factors from midlife predict mobility limitation and depressed mood three decades later; Findings from the AGES-Reykjavik Study

 

Mobility limitation

Depressed mood

 

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 1

Model 2

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Education

 Primary

1.62

1.34-1.96

1.49

1.21-1.84

2.11

1.56-2.84

1.87

1.35-2.58

 Secondary

1.45

1.21-1.74

1.40

1.16-1.70

1.76

1.32-2.35

1.65

1.22-2.23

 College/University

Ref.

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref.

 

Occupation

 Homemaker/Misc.

1.25

0.98-1.58

1.10

0.85-1.42

1.42

1.00-2.03

1.20

0.83-1.75

 Manual

1.61

1.28-2.02

1.31

1.02-1.68

1.93

1.39-2.69

1.49

1.04-2.13

 Services

1.31

1.05-1.64

1.16

0.92-1.47

1.29

0.92-1.81

1.10

0.78-1.55

 Professional

Ref.

 

Ref

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Did not own house

1.26

1.03-1.53

1.15

0.94-1.40

1.25

0.96-1.64

1.13

0.86-1.50

Lack of ≥ 1 features

1.26

1.11-1.42

1.16

1.02-1.32

1.17

0.98-1.40

1.04

0.87-1.25

Did not own car

1.29

1.11-1.49

1.20

1.03-1.40

1.44

1.18-1.76

1.34

1.09-1.65

Not enough to eat

1.43

1.05-1.95

1.34

0.98-1.83

1.78

1.22-2.60

1.63

1.11-2.39

  1. a Adjusted for sex, age at baseline, year of first examination, marital status, and number of chronic diseases; b Additionally adjusted for all other socioeconomic factors.