Table 6

Adjusted odds ratiosa for reported 2-week prevalence of symptoms by participant characteristics

Variables	Feeling tired/run down	Headaches	Joint pain	Back pain	Difficulty sleeping	Sore throat	Nervousness/anxiety	Indigestion/heartburn	Cough	Cold/flu	Feeling depressed	Stomach/abdominal pain	Diarrhoea	Nausea/feeling sick	Constipation	Dizziness	Shortness of breath	Wheezy chest	Loss of appetite	Chest pain
Sex (male)^b
Female	1.51	1.84	1.06	1.09	1.15	1.16	1.41	0.72	0.89	0.78	1.21	1.71	1.05	1.37	2.95	1.16	1.11	0.87	1.26	1.01

Age (18-24 years),^b years
25-34	0.90	1.12	1.35	0.75	1.17	0.89	0.98	0.94	0.69	0.92	1.06	0.80	1.09	0.59	0.82	0.95	0.42	0.49	1.15	0.43
35-44	0.72	0.89	2.68	0.75	1.30	0.70	1.11	0.95	0.56	0.68	0.93	0.82	0.91	0.55	0.51	0.72	0.27	0.31	0.86	0.38
45-54	0.57	0.84	3.52	0.67	1.54	0.47	1.00	1.17	0.52	0.56	0.78	0.50	0.80	0.39	0.50	0.86	0.29	0.39	0.58	0.24
55-60	0.44	0.51	3.91	0.65	1.31	0.46	0.64	0.97	0.72	0.55	0.44	0.30	0.52	0.30	0.63	0.56	0.36	0.26	0.47	0.28

Marital status (single)^b
Married/living together	0.93	1.05	1.05	1.68	0.95	1.10	0.85	1.16	0.88	0.89	0.55	1.08	0.74	1.32	1.47	1.05	2.14	1.52	0.67	0.85
No longer married	1.12	0.96	1.24	1.79	1.28	1.29	0.75	0.98	0.71	0.93	0.76	0.78	0.80	1.68	1.69	1.40	2.52	1.34	1.06	1.76

Social support (low)^b
Medium	0.61	0.72	1.18	0.96	0.64	1.10	0.52	0.78	1.11	1.46	0.50	0.53	0.54	0.72	1.47	0.72	0.48	0.57	0.43	1.58
High	0.52	0.56	1.32	0.83	0.63	1.38	0.48	0.63	1.20	1.54	0.35	0.58	0.74	0.84	1.69	0.63	0.47	0.67	0.36	1.16

Education (no qualifications)^b
Secondary school	1.12	1.05	0.87	0.95	0.97	0.63	1.03	1.01	0.85	1.03	0.86	0.60	0.95	0.72	0.74	0.61	1.01	0.85	0.76	0.77
Higher education	1.32	1.03	0.70	0.94	0.90	0.68	1.26	0.77	0.88	1.10	0.35	0.56	0.78	0.79	0.72	0.54	1.02	0.76	0.60	0.55

Housing (owned/mortgaged)^b
Privately rented and other	1.08	0.96	1.03	0.97	1.25	1.09	1.46	0.99	0.99	0.69	1.54	1.01	1.17	0.93	1.21	1.38	1.21	1.54	1.18	1.19
Council/housing association	1.34	1.19	0.88	0.91	0.95	0.83	0.78	1.23	1.32	0.90	1.45	0.55	0.90	1.10	1.06	0.66	1.23	0.71	0.53	1.40

Employment (ful time)^b
Part time	0.84	1.08	0.99	1.02	0.97	0.98	0.84	0.78	1.28	1.40	1.08	0.81	0.69	0.95	0.96	1.26	0.80	0.74	0.48	0.52
Self-employed	1.00	0.80	0.94	1.09	0.86	0.89	0.68	0.53	0.82	0.93	1.28	0.85	0.82	0.45	1.09	0.69	0.94	0.92	1.02	1.24
Cannot work due to illness	1.54	1.12	3.01	2.17	2.24	1.72	1.84	1.07	1.46	1.76	1.99	1.98	2.14	2.03	2.01	3.37	2.52	1.60	1.59	4.96
Others not in paid employment	1.11	1.36	1.10	1.32	1.20	1.49	1.32	0.95	1.74	1.82	0.99	1.13	1.32	1.12	0.92	2.16	1.17	1.28	1.51	1.10

Household income (<£15 000),^b £
15 000-29 999	0.89	1.11	0.79	0.97	0.77	0.73	0.61	0.74	0.80	0.84	0.76	0.80	0.91	0.75	0.77	0.71	0.70	0.72	0.94	0.92
30 000-49 999	0.78	0.79	0.76	0.74	0.67	0.65	0.53	0.60	0.86	0.87	0.50	0.73	0.73	0.63	0.79	0.61	0.45	0.42	0.56	0.54
≥50 000	0.72	0.86	0.71	0.71	0.63	0.93	0.47	0.75	0.88	0.91	0.60	0.91	0.98	0.72	0.88	0.59	0.35	0.53	0.72	0.79

Ethnicity (white)^b
Other	1.10	1.27	0.58	0.66	1.02	1.01	1.09	1.28	0.34	1.04	1.25	0.70	0.91	0.90	2.15	1.27	0.57	0.18	1.32	0.34

Smoking (never)^b
Ex-smoker	0.92	0.85	1.06	1.29	0.96	0.84	1.06	1.28	0.80	0.85	1.01	1.04	1.14	1.00	0.94	1.46	1.12	1.08	1.33	1.02
Current smoker	1.09	0.81	0.85	1.50	1.31	0.89	1.15	1.07	1.49	1.40	1.10	1.16	0.92	1.19	1.49	1.28	1.24	1.87	1.97	1.11

Chronic condition (no)^b
Yes	2.00	1.47	1.59	1.52	1.85	1.12	2.85	1.92	1.43	1.22	2.94	2.17	1.85	1.43	2.56	1.67	3.22	3.22	1.54	2.22

^aAdjusted for sex, age, marital status, social support, level of education, housing tenure, employment status, household income, ethnicity, smoking status, and presence of a chronic condition, except when the variable itself was being examined.
↵b Referent group (odds ratio = 1.00).
Bold indicates significance at 1% level.