Table 3 General Estimating Equation (GEE) Longitudinal analysis over 5 years for Physical Health outcomes and General Practitioner (GP) Service use. Farmers v’s Non-farm Workers. Results show Beta values for continuous variables and odds ratios (OR) for dichotomous variables (95 % Confidence Intervals)
From: The health and wellbeing of Australian farmers: a longitudinal cohort study
| Â | Farmers (estimated marginal means) | Non-farm workers (estimated marginal means) | Unadjusted GEE Farmer v Non-farm Worker | TOTAL effecta GEE Farmer v Non-Farm Worker | p Interactionb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASGC regional (inner or outer) N = 2112 | ASGC remote (remote or very remote) N = 824 | |||||
Self-report Physical Health N = 3035 | 3.21 (SE 0.06) | 3.35 (SE 0.02) | β = −0.14 (−0.27, −0.02)* | β = 0.03 (−0.13, 0.19) | β = −0.19 (−0.39, 0.01) p = 0.06 | 0.02 |
Harmful Alcohol Use N = 2750 | 4.16 (SE 0.28) | 4.40 (SE 0.13) | β = −0.24 (−0.85, 0.38) | β = −0.44 (−1.11, 0.24) | NS | |
Current Smoker N = 2732 | 9 % (SE 2 %) | 13 % (SE 1 %) | OR 0.64 (0.37, 3.09) | OR 0.63 (0.35, 3.71) | NS | |
Overweight BMI ≥ 25 N = 1920 | 71 % (SE 4 %) | 68 % (SE 1.5 %) | OR 1.19 (0.81, 1.72) | OR 0.77 (0.51, 1.17) | NS | |
Adequate Exercise N = 965c | 15 % (SE 3 %) | 19 % (SE 1.4 %) | OR 0.72 (0.42, 1.22) | 0.78 (0.44, 1.38) | NS | |
Chronic Illness N = 2990 | 14 % (SE 2 %) | 12 % (SE 0.8 %) | OR 1.15 (0.80, 1.66) | OR 0.66 (0.44, 0.98)* | NS | |
Injury in the last 12 months N = 2992 | 18 % (SE 2 %) | 17 % (0.8 %) | OR 1.07 (0.78, 1.46) | OR 1.05 (0.76, 1.45) | NS | |
Number of visits to a GP in the last 12 months N = 2693 | 1.46 (SE 0.08) | 1.60 (0.04) | β = −0.09 (−0.21, 0.03) | β = −0.13 (−0.25, −0.01)* | NS | |