Odds ratios for self reported symptoms in relation to farming
| Cases (n) | Non-cases (n) | Prevalence (%) | Adjusted OR | (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence estimates and odds ratios account for sample clustering by postal address in the UK survey data and by farmholding in the farming cohort. | |||||
| Odds ratios were adjusted for sex, age in five year bands (16–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59, 60+), working status (full time, part time, unemployed, economically inactive) and longstanding illness, disability, or infirmity (yes, no). | |||||
| These adjustments accounted for the following differences in characteristics: 74% of farming cohort v 46% of household sample were male; age of farmers was 20–83 years v age of householders was 16–64 years; 2% of farming cohort v 9% of household sample were unemployed; 30% of farming cohort v 37% of household sample reported a longstanding illness, disability, or infirmity. | |||||
| Overall psychiatric morbidity | |||||
| UK household population | 1541 | 8061 | 16.0 | 1.00 | |
| Farmers | 25 | 400 | 5.9 | 0.57 | (0.36 to 0.89) |
| Depression | |||||
| UK household population | 992 | 8838 | 10.1 | 1.00 | |
| Farmers | 18 | 407 | 4.2 | 0.63 | (0.39 to 1.03) |
| Depressive ideas | |||||
| UK household population | 949 | 8881 | 9.7 | 1.00 | |
| Farmers | 23 | 402 | 5.4 | 1.00 | (0.63 to 1.60) |
| Life not worth living | |||||
| UK household population | 346 | 9484 | 3.5 | 1.00 | |
| Farmers | 13 | 412 | 3.1 | 1.78 | (0.99 to 3.21) |