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Table 2 Odds for having an elevated inflammatory status

From: Unemployment and ill health: a connection through inflammation?

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Sex (men/women)

0.70 (0.40-1.24)

0.69 (0.37-1.32)

Age (years)

1.02 (0.98-1.06)

1.04 (0.99-1.09)

Marital status (other/single)

0.81 (0.38-1.06)

0.70 (0.29-1.72)

Economic hardship (no/yes)

0.95 (0.47-1.92)

0.57 (0.21-1.51)

Daily smoking (no/yes)

1.73 (0.92-3.28)

2.12 (0.99-4.57)

Alcohol use (less/more than 2×/week)

1.08 (0.52-2.24)

0.90 (0.40-2.06)

Education (years)

0.92 (0.84-1.00)

0.99 (0.89-1.10)

Hypertension (no/yes)

1.64 (0.90-2.98)

1.29 (0.62-2.69)

Coronary heart disease (no/yes)

0.20 (0.03-1.60)

0.15 (0.02-1.33)

Musculoskeletal symptoms (no/yes)

0.87 (0.42-1.78)

0.91 (0.38-2.16)

BDI total score

1.01 (0.98-1.05)

1.00 (0.96-1.05)

BMI (kg/m2)

1.12 (1.06-1.18)

1.13 (1.06-1.20)

Unemployed (no/yes)

2.84 (1.10-7.33)

5.20 (1.55-17.43)

  1. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; BMI = body mass index.