Table 3 The natural direct effects (NDE), natural indirect effects (NIE: mediated by respondents’ education) and marginal total effects (MTE) expressed as risk ratios (RRs) of childhood financial conditions on measures of subjective health and wellbeing

High

1.00 (ref)

-

1.00 (ref)

-

1.00 (ref)

-

Composite EQ-5D

Low

1.22

1.14-1.31

1.00

1.00-1.01

1.22

1.14-1.31

EQ-5D health dimensions

- Mobility

Low

1.20

0.97-1.49

1.01

0.98-1.04

1.21

0.97-1.51

- Self-care

Low

1.88

1.10-3.22

1.01

0.99-1.03

1.89

1.11-3.23

- Usual activities

Low

1.35

1.09-1.67

1.01

0.98-1.04

1.36

1.10-1.69

- Pain/discomfort

Low

1.20

1.11-1.31

1.00

1.00-1.01

1.21

1.11-1.31

- Anxiety/depression

Low

1.88

1.57-2.26

1.00

0.99-1.00

1.88

1.57-2.25

Self-rated health

Low

1.31

1.18-1.45

1.00

0.99-1.01

1.32

1.19-1.46

Age-comparative self-rated health

Low

1.09

1.03-1.14

1.00

0.99-1.01

1.09

1.04-1.15

Subjective wellbeing

Low

1.24

1.18-1.30

1.00

0.99-1.00

1.24

1.18-1.31

Women (n = 3974)

High

1.00 (ref)

-

1.00 (ref)

-

1.00 (ref)

-

Composite EQ-5D

Low

1.16

1.10-1.23

1.00

0.98-1.01

1.16

1.10-1.22

EQ-5D health dimensions

- Mobility

Low

1.83

1.54-2.18

0.99

0.98-1.01

1.82

1.53-2.17

- Self-care

Low

1.91

1.23-2.97

0.99

0.96-1.02

1.90

1.22-2.96

- Usual activities

Low

1.68

1.46-1.94

0.99

0.98-1.01

1.67

1.45-1.93

- Pain/discomfort

Low

1.13

1.07-1.21

1.00

0.98-1.01

1.13

1.07-1.20

- Anxiety/depression

Low

1.55

1.35-1.77

1.00

0.98-1.01

1.54

1.34-1.76

Self-rated health

Low

1.46

1.32-1.61

1.00

0.98-1.01

1.45

1.31-1.60

Age-comparative self-rated health

Low

1.03

0.99-1.07

1.00

0.99-1.01

1.03

0.99-1.07

Subjective wellbeing

Low

1.26

1.19-1.33

1.00

0.99-1.00

1.25

1.19-1.32