ORs (95% CI) for minor psychiatric disorder (GHQ cases) and poor self-rated health (SRH) at phase 5 (1997–1999)
| Model 1. Adjusted for age and gender at phase 1 | p Value | Model 2. Additional adj. for employment grade, phase 1 | p Value | Model 3. Additional adj. for GHQ/SRH at phase 1 | p Value | Model 4. Additional adj. for long. illness, marital status and negative affectivity at phase 1 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor psychiatric disorder n: 5494 | ||||||||
| Change | ||||||||
| Not planned | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Anticipated | 1.33 (1.12 to 1.58) | 0.001 | 1.33 (1.12 to 1.58) | 0.001 | 1.30 (1.08 to 1.55) | 0.005 | 1.25 (1.04 to 1.50) | 0.018 |
| Happened | 1.22 (1.01 to 1.48) | 0.041 | 1.22 (1.01 to 1.48) | 0.040 | 1.15 (0.95 to 1.41) | 0.155 | 1.10 (0.91 to 1.35) | 0.329 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 35–39 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 40–44 | 0.72 (0.62 to 0.85) | <0.001 | 0.72 (0.62 to 0.85) | <0.001 | 0.72 (0.61 to 0.85) | <0.001 | 0.73 (0.61 to 0.86) | <0.001 |
| 45–49 | 0.51 (0.42 to 0.61) | <0.001 | 0.51 (0.42 to 0.61) | <0.001 | 0.51 (0.42 to 0.62) | <0.001 | 0.51 (0.42 to 0.63) | <0.001 |
| 50–55 | 0.37 (0.30 to 0.45) | <0.001 | 0.37 (0.30 to 0.45) | <0.001 | 0.38 (0.31 to 0.47) | <0.001 | 0.38 (0.30 to 0.47) | <0.001 |
| Gender (W: 1; M: 0) | 1.51 (1.31 to 1.73) | <0.001 | 1.49 (1.28 to 1.74) | <0.001 | 1.34 (1.14 to 1.57) | <0.001 | 1.40 (1.19 to 1.64) | <0.001 |
| Employment grade | ||||||||
| Administrative | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Professional/executive | – | – | 1.00 (0.86 to 1.16) | 0.947 | 1.00 (0.86 to 1.17) | 0.967 | 1.01 (0.86 to 1.18) | 0.949 |
| Clerical/support | – | – | 1.03 (0.83 to 1.29) | 0.761 | 1.16 (0.93 to 1.45) | 0.201 | 1.14 (0.91 to 1.44) | 0.262 |
| GHQ at phase 1 | – | – | – | – | 1.11 (1.10 to 1.12) | <0.001 | 1.08 (1.07 to 1.09) | <0.001 |
| Married/cohabiting | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.20 (1.01 to 1.41) | 0.034 |
| Longstanding illness | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.56 (1.36 to 1.80) | <0.001 |
| Negative affectivity | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.14 (1.10 to 1.17) | <0.001 |
| Poor self-rated health n: 5560 | ||||||||
| Change | ||||||||
| Not planned | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Anticipated | 1.41 (1.14 to 1.75) | 0.001 | 1.42 (1.15 to 1.76) | 0.001 | 1.31 (1.05 to 1.64) | 0.018 | 1.27 (1.01 to 1.59) | 0.040 |
| Happened | 1.06 (0.84 to 1.35) | 0.627 | 1.11 (0.87 to 1.41) | 0.389 | 1.03 (0.80 to 1.32) | 0.816 | 0.98 (0.76 to 1.26) | 0.849 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 35–39 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 40–44 | 0.90 (0.74 to 1.10) | 0.303 | 0.90 (0.74 to 1.10) | 0.320 | 0.90 (0.73 to 1.11) | 0.332 | 0.91 (0.73 to 1.12) | 0.363 |
| 45–49 | 0.77 (0.62 to 0.96) | 0.023 | 0.75 (0.60 to 0.94) | 0.014 | 0.71 (0.56 to 0.90) | 0.005 | 0.71 (0.55 to 0.90) | 0.005 |
| 50–55 | 0.74 (0.59 to 0.93) | 0.010 | 0.68 (0.54 to 0.86) | 0.001 | 0.65 (0.51 to 0.84) | 0.001 | 0.65 (0.51 to 0.84) | 0.001 |
| Gender (W: 1; M: 0) | 1.56 (1.33 to 1.84) | <0.001 | 1.20 (1.00 to 1.44) | 0.056 | 1.06 (0.87 to 1.28) | 0.594 | 1.04 (0.86 to 1.28) | 0.674 |
| Employment grade | ||||||||
| Administrative | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Professional/executive | – | – | 1.18 (0.97 to 1.43) | 0.095 | 1.08 (0.89 to 1.33) | 0.437 | 1.07 (0.87 to 1.32) | 0.496 |
| Clerical/support | – | – | 2.24 (1.75 to 2.87) | <0.001 | 1.74 (1.34 to 2.26) | <0.001 | 1.79 (1.37 to 2.34) | <0.001 |
| Poor self-rated health at phase 1 | – | – | – | – | 6.20 (5.24 to 7.33) | <0.001 | 4.99 (4.19 to 5.94) | <0.001 |
| Married/cohabiting | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.92 (0.76 to 1.11) | 0.369 |
| Longstanding illness | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.80 (1.51 to 2.14) | <0.001 |
| Negative affectivity | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.09 (1.06 to 1.13) | <0.001 |
GHQ, General Health Questionnaire.