Table 4 Decomposition of effects of social class on physical function in older age

 Lower white-collar

0.30

0.37^†

−0.07

−23.92

0.51^*

0.44^†

0.08

14.63

 Skilled blue-collar

0.55^*

0.70^**

−0.15^†

− 26.40

0.50^†

0.36

0.14

28.80

 Unskilled blue-collar

0.42^†

0.55^*

− 0.14^†

−31.89

0.42^†

0.28

0.14

32.50

  Lower white-collar

0.30

0.30

0.00

−3.05

0.51^*

0.42^†

0.09

17.59

  Skilled blue-collar

0.55^*

0.56^*

−0.01

−2.50

0.49^†

0.36

0.14^†

27.61

  Unskilled blue-collar

0.41^†

0.43^†

−0.02

−4.32

0.42^†

0.23

0.19^†

45.71

  Lower white-collar

0.30

0.26

0.04

14.41

0.51^*

0.52^*

−0.01

−1.64

  Skilled blue-collar

0.56^*

0.56^*

−0.00

−0.11

0.50^†

0.50^†

0.00

0.01

  Unskilled blue-collar

0.41^†

0.39^†

0.02

5.98

0.42^†

0.42^†

−0.00

−0.91

  Lower white-collar

0.29

0.25

0.04

15.20

0.51^*

0.47^†

0.04

8.50

  Skilled blue-collar

0.55^*

0.51^*

0.04

6.54

0.50^†

0.46^†

0.04

7.19

  Unskilled blue-collar

0.41^†

0.37

0.10^†

23.38

0.42^†

0.32

0.10

23.92

  Lower white-collar

0.30

0.32

−0.02

−8.13

0.51^*

0.52^*

−0.01

−1.61

  Skilled blue-collar

0.54^*

0.57^*

−0.03

−5.15

0.50^†

0.51^†

−0.01

−1.97

  Unskilled blue-collar

0.41^†

0.53^†

−0.03

−7.33

0.42^†

0.43^†

−0.01

−2.57

 Lower white-collar

0.31

0.28

0.02

7.92

0.52^*

0.33

0.18^†

35.35

 Skilled blue-collar

0.56^*

0.60^*

−0.04

−8.00

0.50^†

0.25

0.26^*

50.91

 Unskilled blue-collar

0.43^†

0.42^†

0.01

3.00

0.42^†

0.11

0.31^*

73.69