The associations of physically demanding work and age with role limitations due to physical health problems by gender, adjusting for socioeconomic status; odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) from logistic regression analysis
| Role limitations due to physical health problems | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| *Covariates are physically demanding work and age, models are stratified for gender. Model 2 is adjusted for socioeconomic status. Reference group (OR = 1.00) for physically demanding work is those not in physically demanding work. Age is applied as continuous variable and the OR is interpreted as mean effect per 5 years of age. | ||||
| Model 1: unadjusted* | ||||
| Physically demanding work | 1.98 | 1.46 to 2.66 | 1.67 | 1.47 to 1.89 |
| Age, 5 years | 1.13 | 1.02 to 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.18 to 1.30 |
| Model 2: adjusted for socioeconomic status* | ||||
| Physically demanding work | 2.08 | 1.51 to 2.86 | 1.76 | 1.54 to 2.02 |
| Age, 5 years | 1.13 | 1.03 to 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.18 to 1.29 |