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Table 2 SF-12 Perceived Mental and Physical Health by employment status adjusted for hierarchical blocks of confounders

From: Employment status and perceived health in the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)

  

Perceived Mental Health

Blockwise adjustments

Employed

Unemployed

Disability Benefits

A. Gender

0.0 (ref)

-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0)

-5.9 (-6.4, -5.5)

B. A + Somatic Conditions

0.0 (ref)

-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0)

-5.8 (-6.4, -5.4)

C. B + Mental health

0.0 (ref)

-0.6A (-1.2, 0.1)

-2.6 (-3.0, -2.2)

D. C + Somatic symptoms

0.0 (ref)

-0.5A (-1.1, 0.1)

-2.3 (-2.7, -1.9)

E. D + Socio-demographics/Fully adjusted model

0.0 (ref)

-0.5A (-1.1, 0.1)

-2.3 (-2.7, -1.9)

  

Perceived Physical Health

Blockwise adjustments

Employed

Unemployed

Disability Benefits

A. Gender

0.0 (ref)

-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9)

-13.0 (-13.5, -12.6)

B. A + Somatic Conditions

0.0 (ref)

-1.5 (-2.2, -0.9)

-12.5 (-12.9, -12.0)

C. B + Mental health

0.0 (ref)

-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6)

-11.9 (-12.3, -11.5)

D. C + Somatic symptoms

0.0 (ref)

-0.8 (-1.4, -0.3)

-8.6 (-9.0, -8.2)

E. D + Socio-demographics/Fully adjusted model

0.0 (ref)

-0.7A (-1.2, 0.1)

-8.5 (-8.8, -8.1)

  1. The employed as reference in multivariate regression, unstandardized regression coefficients and 95 % confidence intervals, A = Not statistically significant; p > .05